Cigna Expands Coverage of Glaucoma Surgical Procedures to Include Canaloplasty and Goniotomy (Trabeculotomy)
Cigna has close to 15 million covered lives
Cigna’s Coverage Policy includes procedures enabled with OMNI® Surgical System technology as medically necessary and covered
Cigna is one of the largest health insurance companies in
“We are pleased that Cigna’s clinical review resulted in expanded coverage of certain non-implant, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (“MIGS”) procedures including canaloplasty and goniotomy for its patients,” stated
Data evidencing the effectiveness and safety of OMNI have been published in 18 peer-reviewed publications, representing more than 630 patients to date, including two landmark multicenter studies, GEMINI and ROMEO. More recently real-world data leveraging the
“We are pleased that Cigna has expanded coverage and increased patient access to more minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries,” stated
Cigna Healthcare’s updated Glaucoma Surgical Procedures policy can be found here:
https://static.cigna.com/assets/chcp/pdf/coveragePolicies/medical/mm_0035_coveragepositioncriteria_viscocanolostomy.pdf
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