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InSightec lands insurance coverage for ExAblate

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oct 5, 2014

MR-guided focused ultrasound developer InSightec announced that Health Care Service (HCSC) has updated its coverage policy to include InSightec's ExAblate procedure as a treatment option for patients with bone metastases.

HCSC is the second largest Blue Cross/Blue Shield commercial insurer in the U.S.

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