Louisiana Healthcare Connections Policies and Procedures Updates

Date: 04/01/25

Louisiana Healthcare Connections is sharing with providers the below policies and procedures that were developed and/or revised; posted for public comment and approved by LDH in accordance with La. R.S. 46:460.54. Non-material revisions do not require LDH approvals.

Please share this notice with other members of your practice and office staff as necessary.

These guidelines will be implemented 30 days from the date of this notice and will be posted on our Clinical & Payment Policies page.

Policy & Procedure #	Policy & Procedure Title	New, material revisions, non-material revisions
LA.CP.CG.01	CG Testing: Aortopathies and Connective Tissue Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.02	CG Testing: Cardiac Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.03	CG Testing: Dermatologic Conditions	Material
LA.CP.CG.04	CG Testing: Epilepsy, Neurodegenerative, and Neuromuscular Conditions	Material
LA.CP.CG.05	CG Testing: Eye Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.06	CG Testing: Gastroenterologic Disorders Non-Cancerous	Material
LA.CP.CG.07	CG Testing: General Approach to Genetic and Molecular Testing	Material
LA.CP.CG.08	CG Testing: Hearing Loss	Material
LA.CP.CG.09	CG Testing: Hematologic Conditions Non-Cancerous	Material
LA.CP.CG.11	CG Testing: Kidney Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.12	CG Testing: Lund Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.13	CG Testing: Metabolic, Endocrine, and Mitochondrial Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.14	CG Testing: Multisystem Inherited Disorders, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Delay	Material
LA.CP.CG.15	CG Testing: Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Testing	Material
LA.CP.CG.16	CG Oncology: Cancer Screening	Material
LA.CP.CG.17	CG Oncology: Cytogenetic Testing	Material
LA.CP.CG.18	CG Testing: Preimplantation Genetic Testing	Material
LA.CP.CG.19	CG Testing: Prenatal and Preconception Carrier Screening	Material
LA.CP.CG.20	CG Testing: Prenatal Diagnosis (via Amniocentesis, CVS, or PUBS) and Pregnancy Loss	Material
LA.CP.CG.21	CG Testing: Skeletal Dysplasia and Rare Bone Disorders	Material
LA.CP.CG.22	CG Testing: Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility	Material
LA.CP.CG.23	CG Oncology: Molecular Analysis of Solid Tumors and Hematologic Malignancies	Material
LA.CP.CG.24	CG Oncology: Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells (Liquid Biopsy)	Material
LA.CP.CG.25	CG Oncology: Algorithmic Testing	Material
LA.CP.CG.26	CG Testing: Pharmacogenetics (Version A)	Material
LA.CP.CG.34	CG Testing: Exome and Genome Sequencing for the Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders	Material
LA.CP.MP.51c	Reduction Mammoplasty and Gynecomastia Surgery	Material
LA.CP.MP.43	Functional MRI	Material
LA.CP.MP.26	Articular Cartilage Defect Repairs	Material