The following policies will go into effect April 1, 2019, for our commercial plans:
- Medical Policy: Urine Drug/Alcohol Testing
This policy has been updated to include the following place of service (POS) codes:- POS code 81 for independent laboratory
- POS code 22 for on-campus outpatient hospital
- Payment Policy: Urine Drug/Alcohol Testing
This policy includes new annual frequency limits of:- 18 dates of service for presumptive drug testing
- 18 dates of service for definitive drug testing
- Payment Policy: Multiple & Bilateral Surgical Procedures
This policy has been updated to make sure our reimbursement calculation for multiple bilateral surgical procedures follows Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ guidelines.
