BCBSks – Medical Policy Update – Identification of Micro Organisms Using Nucleic Acid Testing

Revisions effective :

03-01-2020. In Policy section: § In Item E removed “reviewed for medical necessity on a case-by-case basis” and added “U0001” and “considered medically necessary” to read “The Respiratory Virus Panel (CPT codes 87631, 87632, 87633, U0001, U0002, 0098U, 0099U, 0100U, 0115U) may be considered medically necessary.”

In Coding section: § Added HCPCS Codes: U0001, U0002 (Codes Effective 02-04-2020)

03-13-2020 In Policy section: § Moved “Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) (coronavirus)” from Item C to Item A: In Coding section: § Added CPT Code: 87635 (Code eff 03-13-2020) § Added ICD10 Codes: J12.89, J20.8, J22, J40, J80, J98.8, U07.1 (Code eff 10-01-2020), Z03.818, Z20.828

04-14-2020. In Coding section: § Added HCPCS Codes: U0003, U0004

05-20-2020. In Coding section: § Added PLA Code: 0202U

Source: https://www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Providers/MedicalPolicies/policies/policies/Identification_MicroorganismsUsingNucleicAcidTesting_2020-06-05.pdf