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July 2014

Several HCPCS codes added, 1 deleted

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added 10 new HCPCS codes, added two modifiers and deleted one code as part of its regular quarterly HCPCS updates.

The new codes are listed below.

Code

Change

Coverage Comments

Effective Date

C2644

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

C9022

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

C9134

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

Q9970

Added

Covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

Q9974

Added

Covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

S0144

Added

Covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

S1034

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

S1035

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

S1036

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

S1037

Added

Not covered by BCBSM

July 1, 2014

L1

Added

Informational only

July 1, 2014

SZ

Added

Informational only

July 1, 2014

The deleted code is listed below.

Code*

Change

Effective Date

C9441

Deleted

June 30, 2014

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