Article Detail - JF Part B

This coverage article has been revised and published for notice under contract numbers: 02102 (AK), 02202 (ID), 02302 (OR), 02402 (WA), 03102 (AZ), 03202 (MT), 03302 (ND), 03402 (SD), 03502 (UT), and 03602 (WY).

Effective Date: October 01, 2023

Summary of Article Changes: Under CPT/HCPCS Group 5: Codes added 0402U. This revision is due to the 2023 Q4 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective 10/1/2023.

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 9: Paragraph added "Arthropod Infection Panels: This code is reimbursed under limited circumstances. Note also the additional diagnostic guidance provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases". Under CPT/HCPCS Group 9: Codes added 87999. Under CPT/HCPCS Modifiers Group 9: Codes added 59. Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 9: Paragraph added "These are the diagnosis codes corresponding to coverage of CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 9: Codes - Arthropod Infection Panels". Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 9: Codes added A77.40, A77.41, A77.49, A79.82, A79.9, A84.89, A84.9, A85.2, A85.8, A86, A93.8, A94, B60.00, B60.09, B60.01, B60.02, B60.03, G04.81, G04.90, R41.82, W57.XXXA, W57.XXXD, and W57.XXXS. This revision is effective 5/8/2023.

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 10: Paragraph added "Joint Infection Panels: This code is reimbursed under limited circumstances". Under CPT/HCPCS Group 10: Codes added 87999. Under CPT/HCPCS Modifiers Group 10: Codes added 59. Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 10: Paragraph added "These are the diagnosis codes corresponding to coverage of CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 10: Codes - Joint Infection Panels". Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 10: Codes added A01.04, A02.23, A54.42, M00.00, M00.011, M00.012, M00.019, M00.021, M00.022, M00.029, M00.031, M00.032, M00.039, M00.041, M00.042, M00.049, M00.051, M00.052, M00.059, M00.061, M00.062, M00.069, M00.071, M00.072, M00.079, M00.08, M00.09, M00.10, M00.111,M00.112, M00.119, M00.121, M00.122, M00.129, M00.131, M00.132, M00.139, M00.141, M00.142, M00.149, M00.151, M00.152, M00.159, M00.161, M00.162, M00.169, M00.171, M00.172, M00.179, M00.18, M00.211, M00.212, M00.219, M00.221, M00.222, M00.229, M00.231, M00.232, M00.239, M00.241, M00.242, M00.249, M00.251, M00.252, M00.259, M00.261, M00.262, M00.269, M00.271, M00.272, M00.279, M00.28, M00.29, M00.80, M00.811, M00.812, M00.819, M00.821, M00.822, M00.829, M00.831, M00.832, M00.839, M00.841, M00.842, M00.849, M00.851, M00.852, M00.859, M00.861, M00.862, M00.869, M00.871, M00.872, M00.879, M00.88, M00.89, M00.9, M01.X0, M01.X11, M01.X12, M01.X19, M01.X21, M01.X22, M01.X29, M01.X31, M01.X32, M01.X39, M01.X41, M01.X42, M01.X49, M01.X51, M01.X52, M01.X59, M01.X61, M01.X62, M01.X69, M01.X71, M01.X72, M01.X79, M01.X8, M01.X9, T84.50XS, T84.50XA, T84.50XD, T84.51XA, T84.51XD, T84.51XS, T84.52XA, T84.52XD, T84.52XS, T84.53XA, T84.53XD, T84.53XS, T84.54XA, T84.54XD, T84.54XS, T84.59XA, T84.59XD, T84.59XS, T84.60XA, T84.60XD, T84.60XS, T84.610A, T84.610D, T84.610S, T84.611A, T84.611D, T84.611S, T84.612A, T84.612D, T84.612S, T84.613A, T84.613D, T84.613S, T84.614A, T84.614D, T84.614S, T84.615A, T84.615D, T84.615S, T84.619A, T84.619D, T84.619S, T84.620A, T84.620D, T84.620S, T84.621A, T84.621D, T84.621S, T84.622A, T84.622D, T84.622S, T84.623A, T84.623D, T84.623S, T84.624A, T84.624D, T84.624S, T84.625A, T84.625D, T84.625S, T84.629A, T84.629D, T84.629S, T84.63XA, T84.63XD, T84.63XS, T84.69XA, T84.69XD, T84.69XS, T84.7XXA, T84.7XXD, and T84.7XXS. This revision is effective 8/19/2022.

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