Payment Policy Updates May 2020

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    May 7, 2020

    The following policies received their annual review with no changes:

    The following policies received their annual review and have some revisions:

    • Modifier 62-Two Surgeons
      Clarified how co-surgeons billing the same procedure code should submit their claims with Modifier 62 when they both act as co-surgeons on the same surgical procedure. A new edit to enforce this criterion will be implemented with claims processed on and after August 6, 2020.
    • Modifier 90-Reference/Outside Laboratory
      Modified the “Exceptions” section to be more reflective of provider contract language.
    • Serious Adverse Events
      Removed the reference to “External Cause Codes” since that paragraph referred to the external cause codes in ICD-9-CM.
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