Learn more about key updates providers should know.
View postThe Healthfirst Clinical Documentation and Coding team offers resources to support accurate, complete documentation and ICD-10-CM selection on services submitted to Healthfirst—specifically for diabetes
View postProviders can access all Healthfirst tools through Availity Essentials, our secure provider portal platform.
View postHealthfirst updated its Obstetric Billing Guidelines reimbursement policy to incorporate updated national coding standards and New York State (NYS) Medicaid billing guidance for maternity care.
View postHealthfirst is updating several internal systems and processes with the goal of modernizing provider data maintenance, claims processing, and benefits administration.
View postHelp your practice stay prepared and support members’ access to care.
View postEffective November 30, 2026, Healthfirst will require prior authorization requirements for several CPT codes.
View postProviders are encouraged to review these policies to ensure compliance with current billing and reimbursement requirements.
View postIn response to concerns raised by the provider community regarding the appropriate billing of National Drug Code (NDC) quantities and NDC qualifiers (Units of Measure or “UOMs”), Healthfirst is providing a waiver period for the applicable claim edits.
View postThe Healthfirst Clinical Documentation and Coding team offers resources to support accurate, complete documentation and ICD-10-CM selection on services submitted to Healthfirst—specifically for breast cancer.
View postLearn more about key updates providers should know.
View postCPT/HCPCS Level II codes newly released by the American Medical Association (AMA) and The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services - effective October 1, 2026 - will require prior authorization and will be managed by Healthfirst’s delegated vendor(s) EviCore, under the EviCore Lab Program and Integra.
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