We made changes to our Telehealth procedure codes for COVID‑19 chart

We removed certain Current Procedural Terminology codes from the commercial section of our Telehealth procedure codes for COVID‑19 document to better reflect the more general language in our policy on telemedicine. We also removed CPT codes from the Medicare Advantage sections of the document, and are referring providers to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Covered Telehealth Services for PHE for the COVID‑19 pandemic list** for the billable services allowed for our Medicare Advantage members.

To save you the time of having to download the ZIP file from the CMS link above, we provide a PDF of the Medicare‑covered telehealth services list on our website. We review this list monthly and will provide any updates from CMS as necessary. For the most recent Medicare‑covered telehealth services, refer to the list on CMS’ website.

You’ll find the PDF and the following informative documents in the Telehealth section of our COVID‑19 webpages on our public website at bcbsm.com/coronavirus and through Provider Secured Services:

• Medicare‑covered telehealth services for the COVID‑19 PHE
• Telemedicine Medical Policy
• Telehealth for medical providers
• Telehealth for behavioral health providers

Medicare Advantage cost‑sharing reminder
Effective Jan. 1, 2021, member cost share for Medicare‑covered telehealth services during the COVID‑19 public health emergency is no longer automatically waived. Cost share is now applied based on the patient’s plan coverage guidelines. Check the member’s eligibility and benefits to determine if cost share applies.

**Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan doesn’t own or control this website.