National drug code processing for specialty drug claims delayed until Nov. 15

BCBSM will delay the move to processing certain health care providers’ specialty drug claims at the national drug code level.
                
We told you in September that we would begin this transition Oct. 15 for limited distribution drug specialty pharmacy network providers and for Walgreens’ Specialty Pharmacy. Instead, we will begin processing these claims at the national drug code level beginning Nov. 15.

See the September issue of The Record for details about the transition.

The change is part of an initiative to process all medical drug claims — those specialty drugs administered by a health care practitioner — at the national drug code level. Look for more information in future issues of The Record.