November 2020
Additional laboratory services covered in office during COVID-19 pandemic
Until further notice, we’re covering some additional laboratory services when they’re provided in a physician’s office. These services are in addition to any laboratory services we already cover when they’re performed in a physician’s office.
We’re doing this to make it easier for our providers to care for our members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are the codes for the additional laboratory services:
- *0223U
- *0224U
- *86318
- *86328
- *86769
- *87426
- *87635
- U0001
- U0002
- U0003
- U0004
The laboratory services for the codes listed above can be performed in a physician’s office and billed to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan or Blue Care Network, as appropriate.
This applies to all our members covered by products from the lines of business listed below, with an effective date of Feb. 4, 2020:
- Blue Cross commercial
- Medicare Plus Blue℠
- BCN commercial
- BCN Advantage℠
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