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CG-SURG-07 Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib
ANTHEM-CG-SURG-07
Anthem
Effective: July 1, 2025
Updated: December 30, 2025
Policy Summary
This policy addresses the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) device, including implantation, expansion/lengthening, exchange/replacement, and rib-to-spine conversion. It is considered medically necessary when both criteria A and B are met, including that the patient has congenital, neuromuscular, idiopathic (infantile/juvenile/adolescent), or syndromic scoliosis; it is not medically necessary when these criteria are not met or for any other indications.
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"Use of a vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib device (including implantation, expansion [lengthening], exchange [replacement], or conversion [rib to spine]), is consideredmedically necessary..."
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