2020 HCPCS Update: Coverage decisions on 2020 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, 2020.

We’ve posted the 2020 coverage decisions as a PDF on web-DENIS. You can access our 2020 HCPCS Update as follows:

• From the homepage of web-DENIS, click on BCBSM Provider Publications and Resources.
• Click on Newsletters & Resources.
• Click on Clinical Criteria & Resources and scroll down to the HCPCS Updates section of the page.

You can also find it in the What’s New section of Newsletters & Resources.

About HCPCS codes

HCPCS codes allow health care providers to report services they performed. These codes are used by our claims processing systems.

HCPCS is a two-level coding system. Providers can 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 2020, maintained by the American Medical Association. For a comprehensive list of changes, refer to Appendix B.
• Level II codes are Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services codes and apply to professional services, procedures, items and supplies. For a comprehensive list of Level II code changes, refer to the HCPCS Level II Code Book.

Purchasing CPT, HCPCS manuals

The 2020 CPT and HCPCS manuals may be purchased from various sources, including the following:

American Medical Association

• To order by mail, write to:
  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, write to:
  PMIC
  200 W. 22nd St., Suite 253
  Lombard, IL 60148
• To order online: pmiconline.com
• To order by phone: 1-800-633-7467, ext. 2713

If you need more information about the 2020 HCPCS Update, send an email to ProvComm@bcbsm.com.