Laboratory Benefit Management Program Pilot Launching March 1, 2017 in Texas

In an effort to help improve quality and support appropriate utilization of outpatient laboratory services, UnitedHealthcare on March 1, 2017 will expand our Laboratory Benefit Management Program Pilot to include UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plan members in Texas. The program was piloted in Florida in collaboration with Beacon Laboratory Benefit Solutions, Inc. (BeaconLBS®), a subsidiary of LabCorp, which specializes in laboratory management services. Members who are part of the Laboratory Benefit Management Program will have the BeaconLBS® logo on their member identification cards. All outpatient laboratory services for these members will be subject to new requirements, including advance notification and medical policies. Ordering and rendering care providers will use BeaconLBS Physician Decision Support technology for laboratory services. This technology makes it easier to choose the right tests and labs for members based on evidence-based guidelines and industry best practices. To register with BeaconLBS, visit BeaconLBS.com and select Physician Login. If you already have registered with BeaconLBS or if you submit test orders through a LabCorp electronic ordering system or other integrated ordering system, no further action is necessary. If your practice performs and bills for laboratory tests that are not Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived, you also must register as a laboratory, provide quality criteria, map test information and prepare to submit your laboratory test identifier on claims.

Source: https://www.unitedhealthcareonline.com/ccmcontent/ProviderII/UHC/en-US/Assets/ProviderStaticFiles/ProviderStaticFilesPdf/News/October-Network-Bulletin-2016-PCA-1-003290-09082016_2016.pdf#page=3