Blue Cross highlights medical, benefit policy changes

NEW PAYABLE PROCEDURES

Molecular markers in fine needle aspirates of the thyroid

Procedure code *0245U is payable when criteria are met, effective June 1, 2022.

Inclusions:

• ThyroSeq^®
• ThyraMIR microRNA^®/ThyGeNEXT^®
• Afirma BRAF^® after Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier
• Afirma MTC^® after Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier