CIGNA Code Editing Policy and Guidelines
November 9, 2023Description: COVID-19 laboratory tests are performed to detect if an individual has been infected with SARS-CoV2(the virus that causes COVID-19) by collecting specimens from his or her nose or mouth.
Update: Cigna will add 21 COVID-19 laboratory service codes. These services will be administratively denied when administered at a frequency greater than the medically unlikely edit set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Effective Date: December 21, 2023, for dates of service on or after this date.
Source: https://editiondigital.net/publication/?m=&l=1&i=805444&p=6&ver=html5