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19 codes no longer payable as preventive services

November 22, 2010

Based on the national health care reform legislation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan completed an analysis of our current medical policy for CPT and HCPCS codes that are considered payable as preventive services. The following services are now considered medical and will no longer be payable when billed with a preventive diagnosis code, effective Feb. 1, 2011.

*Code
44388 44389 44390 44391
44392 44393 44394 44397
45355 45379 45386 45387
45391 45392 81001 85004
90371 90389 G0306

Source: The Record November 2010

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