2019 HCPCS Update: Coverage decisions on 2019 procedure codes now available

Information about new or deleted Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System codes, including CPT codes, has been released. You may begin using the new codes starting Jan. 1, 2019.

We’ve posted the 2019 coverage decisions as a PDF on web-DENIS. You can access our annual HCPCS Update document as follows:

• From the homepage of web-DENIS, click on BCBSM Provider Publications and Resources.
• Click on Newsletters & Resources.
• Look in the What’s New section of the page to find the 2019 HCPCS Update.

Our claims processing systems use HCPCS codes to allow health care providers to report services they performed. HCPCS is a two-level coding system. Providers should use the following resources to find the code that best describes the service provided:

• Level I codes are published in the Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology, CPT 2019, maintained by the American Medical Association. For a comprehensive list of 2018 changes, refer to Appendix B.
• Level II codes are the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services codes and apply to professional services, procedures, items and supplies. For a comprehensive list of CMS Level II code changes, refer to the HCPCS Level II Code Book.

The 2019 CPT and HCPCS manuals may be purchased from various sources, including the following:

American Medical Association
To order by mail:
Order Department
American Medical Association
P.O. Box 930876
Atlanta, GA 31193-0876

To order online: amabookstore.com

To order by phone: 1-800-621-8335

Practice Management Information Corporation
To order by mail:
PMIC
200 W. 22nd Street, Suite 253
Lombard, IL 60148

To order online: pmiconline.com

To order by phone: 1-800-633-7467, ext. 2713

For more information about the 2019 HCPCS Update, send an email to ProvComm@bcbsm.com.