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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-050 Hepatitis Testing

Infectious hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis viruses. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that can be spread via sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs as well as in inadequate infection control in healthcare settings.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-045 Biomarkers for Myocardial Infarction and Chronic Heart Failure

Cardiac biomarkers are the biochemical markers released in blood from injured myocardial tissue in both acute and chronic conditions, such as myocardial infarction or heart failure.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-041 Serum Tumor Markers for Malignancies

Circulating tumor biomarkers are substances detected in the blood, urine, or other body fluids that are either produced by a tumor itself or in response to its presence.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-033 Identification of Microorganisms Using Nucleic Acid Probes

Nucleic acid hybridization technologies utilize complementary properties of the DNA double-helix structures to anneal together DNA fragments from different sources.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-027 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment

Cardiovascular risk assessment comprises the means and processes to predict the probability of developing a cardiovascular disease.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-003 Folate Testing

Folate, or vitamin B9, is a generic term for a water-soluble vitamin obtained from the diet that is involved in the transfer of methyl groups (i.e., single carbon-containing groups) in multiple biochemical metabolic pathways, including nucleic acid biosynthesis and methionine/homocysteine metabolism.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-147 Skin Substitute Grafts and Cellular or Tissue based Products (CTPs)

This policy outlines reimbursement guidelines for the application of skin substitute graft and cellular and or tissue-based products (CTPs) used in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, including but not limited to diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, burns, breast reconstruction and surgical wounds.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-146 Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for Arthritis

This policy establishes the guidelines and requirements for the reimbursement of evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) services for Arthritis provided to eligible Healthfirst members aged 18 years and older.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-137 Appropriate Use of Manifestation Diagnosis Codes

Healthfirst is committed to ensuring accurate and compliant claims submission through the correct use of diagnosis coding, specifically emphasizing the appropriate application of Manifestation Codes.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-115 Digital Mental Health Treatment (DMHT) Device

A Digital Mental Health Treatment (DMHT) device is a device similar to a mobile device that allows billing practitioners to provide behavioral health services in conjunction with ongoing behavioral health care treatment.

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Provider Alerts - Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Practice Guidelines and Tips - 2025
Important Notice Regarding U.S. Department of Justice Regulations on Sensitive Personal Data

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued new regulations titled the “Final Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern”, codified at 28 C.F.R. Part 202.

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Compliance, Regulatory & Policies - Policy, Billing, or Coverage Update - 2025
Reimbursement Policy: PO-RE-139 Non-Covered Computed Heart Tomography

This reimbursement policy outlines Healthfirst's position on the non-coverage of Computed Tomography (CT) of the heart, specifically CPT code 75571, which pertains to computed tomography of the heart without contrast for quantitative coronary artery calcium scoring.

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