Clinical Policy Bulletin: Gastrointestinal Function: Selected Tests

Aetna considers a wireless capsule for measuring gastric emptying parameters (SmartPill GI Monitoring System) experimental and investigational for the evaluation of gastric disorders (e.g., gastroparesis), intestinal motility disorders (e.g., chronic constipation), and all other indications because of inadequate published evidence of its diagnostic performance and clinical utility over conventional means of measuring gastric emptying.