UHC – Hepatitis Screening – Commercial policy 2022T0548Y update
November 5, 2022Coverage Rationale
Revised list of proven and medically necessary indications for Hepatitis B screening; replaced:
o “Present sexual partners of HCB-infected” with “present sexual partner is infected with HBV”
o “Current and past use of injection drug; this includes those who injected once or a few times many years ago” with “current and past recreational use of injection drug(s), including those individuals with a history limited to a single use of injection drug and regardless of the duration since use” Effective 12/01/2022 Applicable Codes Updated list of ICD-10 diagnosis codes to reflect annual edits:
Added and Removed DX codes – See summary of Changes