This is a
summary of benefits for your Open Access Plus In
Network Copay plan.
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CIGNA HealthCare Benefit Summary Open Access Plus In-Network Copay Plan HMO |
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BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS |
IN-NETWORK |
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Lifetime Maximum |
Unlimited |
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Calendar Year
Deductible Individual Family Maximum Family Maximum Deductible Calculation |
None None Not Applicable |
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Out-of-Pocket Maximum |
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Includes
Deductible |
Not Applicable |
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Includes Copays Does not
apply to |
Not Applicable Non-compliance penalties, deductibles, copays or charges for mental health, alcohol and drug abuse
benefits. |
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Individual |
Not Applicable |
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Family
Maximum |
Not Applicable |
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Automated Annual
Reinstatement |
Not Applicable |
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Physician's Services Primary
Care Physician's Office visit |
No charge after $10 PCP per office visit
copay; No charge after the PCP per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab services performed and
billed. |
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Specialty
Care Physician's Office Visit Office
Visits Consultant and Referral
Physician's Services Note: All OB-GYN visits will be subject to the PCP copay. |
No charge after $20 Specialist per
office visit copay; No charge after the Specialist
per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab services
performed and billed. |
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Surgery Performed
In the Physician's Office |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay |
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Second
Opinion Consultations (services will be provided on a voluntary basis) |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay |
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Allergy
Treatment/Injections |
No
charge after either the PCP or Specialist per office visit copay or the actual charge, whichever is less. |
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Allergy
Serum (dispensed by the physician in the office) |
No charge |
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Preventive Care Routine Preventive Care: Well-Baby, Well-Child, Adult and
Well-Woman (including immunizations) Note:
Well-Woman |
No charge after PCP or Specialist per
office visit copay; No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab services
performed and billed. Note: x-ray and/or lab services performed and billed by an
independent diagnostic facility or outpatient hospital are covered under the
plan’s x-ray/lab benefit. |
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Immunizations |
No charge |
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Mammograms, PSA, Pap
Smear Note: Preventive care related services and diagnostic related
services are paid at the same level of benefits as other x-ray and lab
services, based on place of service. |
No charge |
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No charge |
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Semi
Private Room and Board |
Limited to semi-private room negotiated
rate |
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Private
Room |
Limited to semi-private room negotiated
rate |
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Special Care Units
(ICU/CCU) |
Limited
to negotiated rate |
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BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS |
IN-NETWORK |
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Outpatient Facility
Services Operating Room, Recovery Room, Procedure Room,
Treatment Room and Observation Room Note: Non-surgical treatment procedures are not
subject to the facility copay. |
No charge |
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Inpatient Hospital Physician’s Visits/Consultations |
No
charge |
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Surgeon Radiologist Pathologist Anesthesiologist |
No
charge |
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Multiple Surgical Reduction |
Multiple surgeries performed during one operating
session result in payment reduction of 50% of charges to the surgery of
lesser charge. The most expensive
procedure is paid as any other surgery. |
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Outpatient
Professional Services Surgeon Radiologist Pathologist Anesthesiologist |
No
charge |
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Emergency and Urgent Care Services Physician’s
Office |
No charge after PCP or Specialist per
visit copay |
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Hospital
Emergency Room |
No charge after $50 per visit copay* |
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Outpatient
Professional services (radiology,
pathology and ER Physician) |
No charge |
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Urgent
Care Facility or Outpatient Facility |
No charge after $25 per visit copay* |
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Ambulance |
No charge** |
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*waived
if admitted **If
not a true emergency, services are not covered |
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Inpatient Services at
Other Health Care Facilities Includes Skilled Nursing Facility, 90 days
combined maximum per calendar year No prior
hospitalization required |
No charge |
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Laboratory and Radiology Services (includes pre-admission
testing) Advanced Radiological
Imaging (i.e. MRI’s, CAT Scans and PET Scans) Note: The copay applies
on a per procedure basis, for any place of service. |
No charge |
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Other Laboratory and Radiology Services Physician’s Office |
No
charge |
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No
charge |
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Emergency Room/Urgent Care Facility
(billed by the facility as part of the ER/UC visit) |
No
charge (if ER/UC facility is covered at no charge after per visit copay) |
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BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS |
IN-NETWORK |
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Independent X-ray
and/or Lab facility |
No
charge |
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Independent X-ray and/or
Lab Facility in conjunction with an ER visit |
No
charge (if ER facility is covered at no charge after per visit copay) |
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Outpatient Short-Term Rehabilitative Therapy and
Chiropractic Services 60 days combined maximum per calendar year Includes: Cardiac Rehab Physical Therapy Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy Chiropractic Therapy (includes Chiropractors) Pulmonary
Rehab Cognitive Therapy |
No charge after PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay; No charge after the PCP or
Specialist per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab
services are performed and billed. Note: Outpatient Short
Term Rehab copay applies, regardless of place of
service, including the home. Note: Therapy days, provided
as part of an approved Home Health Care plan, accumulate to the Outpatient
Short Term Rehab Therapy maximum. If
multiple outpatient services are provided on the same day, they constitute
one day, but separate copay will apply to the
services provided by each Participating provider. |
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Home Health Care Unlimited day maximum
per calendar year (includes outpatient private duty nursing when approved as
medically necessary) Note: The maximum number
of hours per day is limited to 16 hours. Multiple visits can occur in one
day; with a visit defined as a period of 2 hours or less (e.g. maximum of 8
visits per day). |
No charge |
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Hospice Inpatient Services Outpatient Services |
No charge No charge |
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Bereavement
Counseling |
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Services provided as part of Hospice Care Inpatient (same coinsurance level as
Inpatient Hospice Facility) Outpatient (same coinsurance level as
Outpatient Hospice) |
No
charge No
charge |
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Services provided by Mental Health Professional |
Covered
under Mental Health benefit |
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Maternity Care Services Initial
Visit to Confirm Pregnancy Note: All OB-GYN visits will be subject to the PCP copay.
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No charge after PCP or Specialist per office
visit copay; No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab services
are performed and billed. |
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All
Subsequent Prenatal Visits, Postnatal Visits, and Physician’s Delivery
Charges (i.e. global maternity fee) |
No charge |
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Office Visits in
addition to the global maternity fee when performed by an |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay; No charge after the PCP or
Specialist per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab
services are performed and billed. |
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Delivery – Facility ( |
No
charge |
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Abortion Includes elective and non‑elective procedures |
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Inpatient
Facility |
No charge |
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Outpatient Surgical Facility |
No charge |
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Physician’s Office |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay; No charge after the PCP or
Specialist per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab
services are performed and billed. |
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Outpatient
Professional Services |
No
charge |
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Inpatient
Professional Services |
No
charge |
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Family Planning Services Office
Visits, Lab and Radiology Tests and Counseling Note: The standard benefit will
include coverage for contraceptive devices (e.g. Depo-Provera, Norplant and
Intrauterine Devices (IUDs).
Diaphragms will also be covered when services are provided in the
physician's office. |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay; No charge after the PCP or
Specialist per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab
services are performed and billed. Note: Charges billed by an independent x-ray/lab
facility or outpatient hospital will be covered under the plan’s x-ray/lab
benefit. |
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Surgical
Sterilization Procedure for Vasectomy/Tubal Ligation (excludes
reversals) Inpatient
Facility |
No charge |
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Outpatient
Facility |
No charge |
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Inpatient
Physician's Services |
No charge |
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Outpatient Physician's
Services |
No
charge |
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Physician’s Office |
No
charge after the PCP or Specialist per office visit copay;
No charge after the PCP or Specialist per visit copay
if only x-ray and/or lab services are performed and billed. |
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Infertility
Treatment Coverage
will be provided for the following services: ·
Testing and
treatment services performed in connection with an underlying medical
condition. ·
Testing
performed specifically to determine the cause of infertility. ·
Treatment
and/or procedures performed specifically to restore fertility (e.g.
procedures to correct an infertility condition). ·
Artificial
Insemination, In-vitro, GIFT, ZIFT, etc. Office Visit (tests, counseling) Inpatient Facility Outpatient Facility Physician Services $15,000 lifetime maximum per member
includes all related services billed with an infertility diagnosis (i.e.
x-ray or lab services billed by an independent facility) |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per office visit copay; no charge for x-ray/lab if
billed by a separate outpatient diagnostic facility such as a hospital No charge No charge No charge |
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Organ
Transplant Includes all medically appropriate, non‑experimental
transplants Office Visit |
No charge after
the PCP or Specialist per office visit copay |
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Inpatient Facility |
No
charge |
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Physician’s Services |
No charge |
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Travel Services Maximum- only available
for Lifesource facilities |
$10,000 per transplant/per Lifetime
maximum |
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Durable Medical Equipment $3,500
maximum per calendar year |
No charge |
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External Prosthetic Appliances $1,500
maximum per calendar year |
No charge |
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Dental Care Limited to charges
made for a continuous course of dental treatment started within six months of
an injury to sound, natural teeth. |
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Doctor’s
Office |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist per office visit
copay; No charge after the PCP or Specialist per
visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab services are
performed and billed. |
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Inpatient
Facility |
No
charge |
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Outpatient
Surgical Facility |
No
charge |
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Physician’s Services |
No
charge |
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TMJ - Non-surgical Provided on
a limited, case by case basis. Always exclude appliances and orthodontic
treatment. Subject to medical necessity. Doctor’s Office Inpatient Facility Outpatient Surgical Facility Physician’s Services |
No charge after the PCP or Specialist per office
visit copay; No charge after the PCP or Specialist
per visit copay if only x-ray and/or lab services
are performed and billed. No charge No charge No charge |
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Routine Foot Disorders |
Not covered,
except for services associated with foot care for diabetes and peripheral
vascular disease, when medically necessary. |
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Vision Care Eye
exam - one per calendar year |
No charge |
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Hardware – per
calendar year |
Reimbursement allowances: Eyeglasses (including lenses and
frames) $75 Contact Lenses
$75 |
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Hearing Aid Maximum:
$1,000 per 24 months limited to children age 12 and younger |
No
charge |
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Bariatric Surgery Treatment of clinically severe obesity; as defined by
the body mass index (BMI) is covered only at approved centers. The following will continue to be specifically
excluded with this buy-up: Medical and surgical services to
alter appearances or physical changes that are the result of any surgery
performed for the management of obesity or clinically severe (morbid)
obesity. Weight loss programs or treatments,
whether prescribed or recommended by a physician or under medical
supervision. Physician’s Office Inpatient Facility Outpatient Surgical
Facility Physician’s Services |
Note: Covered
only at approved centers through the pre-certification process. No charge after PCP or Specialist office visit copay; No charge for x-ray/lab if billed by a separate
outpatient diagnostic facility such as a hospital. No charge No charge No charge |
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Prescription Drugs |
Carved out to MedImpact |
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Naturopath Services Office
Visit
Calendar Year Maximum |
90% no deductible $500 |
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Combined Inpatient Outpatient Outpatient
Group Therapy Mental Health and Substance Abuse (One group therapy session
equal to one individual therapy session) |
No charge No charge after the PCP or Specialist per office
visit copay. No charge
after the PCP or Specialist per office visit copay. |
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MH/SA Utilization Review & Case Management |
CIGNA Behavioral Health provides
utilization review and case management services for In-network Inpatient and
Outpatient services only. |
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Pre-Admission Certification - Continued Stay Review |
Coordinated by
Provider/PCP |
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Inpatient
Pre-Admission Certification -
Continued Stay Review (required for all inpatient admissions) |
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Case Management |
Coordinated by CIGNA Healthcare. This is a service designated to provide
assistance to a patient who is at risk of developing medical complexities or
for whom a health incident has precipitated a need for rehabilitation or additional
health care support. The program
strives to attain a balance between quality and cost‑effective care
while maximizing the patient’s quality of life. |
Medical Benefit Exclusions (by way of example but not limited to):
Your plan provides
coverage for medically necessary services. Your plan does not provide coverage
for the following except as required by law:
1.
Care for health
conditions that are required by state or local law to be treated in a public
facility.
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Care required by
state or federal law to be supplied by a public school system or school
district.
3.
Care for military
service disabilities treatable through governmental services if you are legally
entitled to such treatment and facilities are reasonably available.
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Treatment of an
illness or injury which is due to war, declared or undeclared.
5.
Charges for which
you are not obligated to pay or for which you are not billed or would not have
been billed except that you were covered under this Agreement.
6.
Assistance in the
activities of daily living, including but not limited to eating, bathing,
dressing or other Custodial Services or self-care activities, homemaker
services and services primarily for rest, domiciliary or convalescent care.
7.
Any services and
supplies for or in connection with experimental, investigational or unproven
services. Experimental, investigational
and unproven services are medical, surgical, diagnostic, psychiatric, substance
abuse or other health care technologies, supplies, treatments, procedures, drug
therapies or devices that are determined by the Healthplan
Medical Director to be: Not demonstrated, through existing peer-reviewed,
evidence-based scientific literature to be safe and effective for treating or
diagnosing the condition or illness for which its use is proposed; or Not
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other appropriate
regulatory agency to be lawfully marketed for the proposed use; or The subject
of review or approval by an Institutional Review Board for the proposed use,
except as provided in the “Clinical Trials” section of “Section IV. Covered
Services and Supplies;” or The subject of an ongoing phase I, II or III
clinical trial, except as provided in the “Clinical Trials” section of “Section
IV. Covered Services and Supplies.”
8.
Cosmetic Surgery
and Therapies. Cosmetic surgery or
therapy is defined as surgery or therapy performed to improve or alter
appearance or self-esteem or to treat psychological symptomatology
or psychosocial complaints related to one’s appearance.
9.
The following
services are excluded from coverage regardless of clinical indications: Macromastia or Gynecomastia
Surgeries; Surgical treatment of varicose veins; Abdominoplasty;
Panniculectomy; Rhinoplasty;
Blepharoplasty; Orthognathic
Surgeries; Redundant skin surgery; Removal of skin tags; Acupressure; Craniosacral/cranial therapy; Dance therapy, movement
therapy; Applied kinesiology; Rolfing; Prolotherapy;
and Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for musculoskeletal and
orthopedic conditions.
10.
Surgical treatment
of TMJ disorder.
11.
Dental treatment
of the teeth, gums or structures directly supporting the teeth, including
dental x-rays, examinations, repairs, orthodontics, periodontics,
casts, splints and services for dental malocclusion, for any condition.
However, charges made for services or supplies provided for or in connection
with an accidental injury to sound natural teeth are covered provided a continuous
course of dental treatment is started within 6 months of the accident. Sound natural teeth are defined as natural
teeth that are free of active clinical decay, have at least 50% bony support
and are functional in the arch.
13.
Unless otherwise
covered as a basic benefit, reports, evaluations, physical examinations, or
hospitalization not required for health reasons, including but not limited to
employment, insurance or government licenses, and court ordered, forensic, or
custodial evaluations.
14.
Court ordered
treatment or hospitalization, unless such treatment is being sought by a
Participating Physician or otherwise covered under "Section IV. Covered
Services and Supplies."
15.
Infertility
services: costs associated with the collection, washing, preparation or storage
of sperm for artificial insemination (including donor fees). Cryopreservation of donor sperm and eggs are
also excluded from coverage.
16.
Reversal of male
and female voluntary sterilization procedures.
17.
Transsexual
surgery, including medical or psychological counseling and hormonal therapy in
preparation for, or subsequent to, any such surgery.
18.
Any services,
supplies, medications or drugs for the treatment of male or female sexual
dysfunction such as, but not limited to, treatment of erectile dysfunction
(including penile implants), anorgasmia, and
premature ejaculation.
19.
Medical and
hospital care and costs for the infant child of a Dependent, unless this infant
child is otherwise eligible under the Agreement.
20.
Non-medical
counseling or ancillary services, including, but not limited to Custodial
Services, education, training, vocational rehabilitation, behavioral training,
biofeedback, neurofeedback, hypnosis, sleep therapy,
employment counseling, back school, return-to-work services, work hardening
programs, driving safety, and services, training, educational therapy or other
non-medical ancillary services for learning disabilities, developmental delays,
autism or mental retardation.
21.
Therapy or
treatment intended primarily to improve or maintain general physical condition
or for the purpose of enhancing job, school, athletic or recreational
performance, including, but not limited to routine, long-term or maintenance
care which is provided after the resolution of the acute medical problem and
when significant therapeutic improvement is not expected.
22.
Consumable medical
supplies other than ostomy supplies and urinary
catheters. Excluded supplies include,
but are not limited to bandages and other disposable medical supplies, skin
preparations and test strips, except as specified in the "Inpatient
Hospital Services," "Outpatient Facility Services," "Home
Health Services" or “Breast Reconstruction and Breast Prostheses” sections
of "Section IV. Covered Services and Supplies."
23.
Private hospital
rooms and/or private duty nursing except as provided in the Home Health
Services section of “Section IV. Covered Services and Supplies”.
24.
Personal or
comfort items such as personal care kits provided on admission to a hospital,
television, telephone, newborn infant photographs, complimentary meals, birth
announcements, and other articles which are not for the specific treatment of
illness or injury.
25.
Artificial aids,
including but not limited to corrective orthopedic shoes, arch supports,
elastic stockings, garter belts, corsets, dentures and wigs.
26.
Hearing aids for
members age 13 and over, including, but not limited to semi-implantable hearing
devices, audiant bone conductors and Bone Anchored
Hearing Aids (BAHAs).
A hearing aid is any device that amplifies sound.
27.
Aids or devices
that assist with non-verbal communications, including, but not limited to
communication boards, pre-recorded speech devices, laptop computers, desktop
computers, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs),
Braille typewriters, visual alert systems for the deaf and memory books.
28.
Eye exercises and
surgical treatment for the correction of a refractive error, including radial
keratotomy.
29.
Treatment by
acupuncture.
30.
All non-injectable prescription drugs, injectable
prescription drugs that do not require physician supervision and are typically
considered self-administered drugs, non-prescription drugs, and investigational
and experimental drugs, except as provided in "Section IV. Covered
Services and Supplies.”
31.
Routine foot care,
including the paring and removing of corns and calluses or trimming of nails.
However, services associated with foot care for diabetes and peripheral
vascular disease are covered when Medically Necessary.
32.
Membership costs
or fees associated with health clubs, weight loss programs and smoking
cessation programs.
33.
Genetic screening
or pre-implantation genetic screening.
General population-based genetic screening is a testing method performed
in the absence of any symptoms or any significant, proven risk factors for
genetically-linked inheritable disease.
34.
Dental implants
for any condition.
35.
Fees associated
with the collection or donation of blood or blood products, except for autologous donation in anticipation of scheduled services
where in the Healthplan Medical Director’s opinion
the likelihood of excess blood loss is such that transfusion is an expected
adjunct to surgery.
36.
Blood
administration for the purpose of general improvement in physical condition.
37.
Cost of biologicals that are immunizations or medications for the
purpose of travel, or to protect against occupational hazards and risks.
38.
Cosmetics, dietary
supplements and health and beauty aids.
39.
All nutritional
supplements and formulae are excluded, except for infant formula needed for the
treatment of inborn errors of metabolism.
40.
Expenses incurred
for medical treatment when payment is denied by the Primary Plan because
treatment was not received from a Participating Provider of the Primary Plan.
41.
Services for or in
connection with an injury or illness arising out of, or in the course of, any
employment for wage or profit.
42.
Telephone, e-mail
& Internet consultations and telemedicine.
43.
Massage Therapy
This Benefit Summary highlights some of the benefits
available under your plan. A complete
description regarding the terms of coverage, exclusions and limitations,
including legislated benefits, will be provided in your Group Service Agreement
or Certificate.
Benefits are insured
and/or administered by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company.
“CIGNA HealthCare” refers to
various operating subsidiaries of CIGNA Corporation. Products and services are provided by these
subsidiaries and not by CIGNA Corporation.
These subsidiaries include Connecticut General Life Insurance Company,
CIGNA Vision Care, Inc., Tel-Drug, Inc. and its affiliates, CIGNA Behavioral
Health, Inc., Intracorp, and HMO or service company
subsidiaries of CIGNA Health Corporation and CIGNA Dental Health, Inc.
"CIGNA Tel-Drug" refers to Tel-Drug, Inc. and Tel-Drug of
Pennsylvania, L.L.C., which are also operating subsidiaries of CIGNA
Corporation.