CodeMap® Briefing: 08/11/2023

Editor's Welcome:

This week, our friends at Laboratory Economics provide an update on UnitedHealthcare's Z-code requirement for molecular tests.  This private payer policy effectively follows what the Medicare Contractors have already implemented in over 27 states.  

UHC has provided an FAQ here:  https://www.uhcprovider.com/content/dam/provider/docs/public/policies/comm-reimbursement/COMM-Molecular-Pathology-Policy-Professional-Facility.pdf....

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