Reimbursement Policies

08/17/2025

The following reimbursement policies have been updated. If the policy name does not have a company name shown, the policy applies to both EmblemHealth and ConnectiCare. Refer to the website applicable to the member’s plan (EmblemHealth | ConnectiCare) and see the revision histories for effective dates and applicable changes. Lab Benefit Management policies have “(LBM)” after the policy name.

  • Ambulatory Surgical Groupers Reimbursement Policy.
  • Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction and Chronic Heart Failure (LBM).
  • Bundled Services (Commercial and Medicare) Reimbursement Policy.
  • Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment (LBM).
  • Coding Edits Policy. 
  • Coding Edits Reimbursement Policy.
  • Computer Assisted Surgical Navigation.
  • ConnectiCare Preventive Care Services (Commercial and Medicare). 
  • Coronavirus Testing in the Outpatient Setting (LBM).
  • EmblemHealth Preventive Care Services (Commercial).
  • EmblemHealth Preventive Care Services (Medicare). 
  • Folate Testing (LBM).
  • General Inflammation Testing (LBM).
  • Hepatitis Testing (LBM).
  • Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes (LBM).
  • Laboratory/Venipuncture Reimbursement Policy.
  • Modifier Reference Reimbursement Policy.
  • Pancreatic Enzyme Testing for Acute Pancreatitis (LBM).
  • Pathogen Panel Testing (LBM).
  • Preventive Care Services (Commercial) Reimbursement Policy.
  • Preventive Care Services (Medicare) Reimbursement Policy.
  • Robotic Surgery.
  • Serum Testing for Evidence of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (LBM).
  • Serum Tumor Markers for Malignancies (LBM).

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