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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-087 General Principles of Lab Test Coverage

The purpose of this policy is to establish the standards and guidelines that Healthfirst follows when determining coverage of lab tests.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-082 Testing of Homocysteine Metabolism-Related Conditions

Homocystinuria is a metabolic condition in which the body is unable to properly process certain amino acids, resulting in an abnormal accumulation of homocysteine and its metabolites in the blood and urine (NIH, 2023).

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Provider Resources - 2024
The End of the Public Health Emergency, Part 4

The federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) related to the COVID‑19 pandemic ended on May 11, 2023. In this resource, you will find the latest PHE policy and procedure updates that may affect Healthfirst participating providers.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-101 After Hours and Weekend Care

After hours or weekend care (CPT®) codes represent services provided when a Healthcare Provider is required to render the services outside of regular posted office hours to treat a patient's urgent illness or condition.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-100 Surgical Pathology

Healthfirst has established a policy regarding the number of units payable for surgical pathology services.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-099 Oral Sleep Apnea Device Appliance

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) E0485 and E0486 describe oral appliances which are used for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-096 New Physician Dispenser

Effective September 1, 2022, Medicaid pharmacy claims submitted from a physician dispenser will be rejected by Healthfirst’s pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-098 Monkeypox Vaccine Coverage

This policy outlines the reimbursement guidelines for coverage of the monkeypox vaccination and administration.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-102 Taxonomy

A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character alphanumeric code that signifies a provider’s classification and area of specialization.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-097 Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

Effective April 1, 2019, Healthfirst will implement changes to its reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to better align with existing Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursement policies regarding these types of physician extenders.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-104 Principal and Chronic Care Management

This policy outlines Healthfirst reimbursement guidelines for Principal and Chronic Care Management (PCM and CCM) services in an outpatient setting.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2024
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-106 e-Consult Visits

This document describes the e-Consult visit policy Healthfirst Utilization Management follows when reimbursing for services provided by contracted providers.

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