BCBS – New COVID-19 Rapid Detection Technology Codes

Effective April 14, 2020, BCBS will accept the following HCPCS codes:

• U0003 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies.
• U0004 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-CDC, making use of high throughput technologies.

Source: https://www.bcbsnd.com/coronavirus/covid-19providers/billing