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New and Revised Clinical Payment Policies and Code Editing Payment Policy Reminder for Marketplace
Fecha: 05/08/24
Superior HealthPlan presents new and revised clinical payment policies as detailed below. As a result, the following policies have been posted on Superior’s Clinical, Payment and Pharmacy Policies webpage for awareness, prior to implementation:
NEW AND REVISED CLINICAL PAYMENT POLICIES
EFFECTIVE DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 2024
POLICY | POLICY SUMMARY | APPLICABLE PRODUCTS |
Pulmonary Function Testing (CP.MP.242) | NEW clinical policy specification of the pulmonary function testing code and diagnosis combinations that are eligible for reimbursement, based on medical necessity guidelines. | Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS), CHIP
Health Insurance Marketplace (Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan) |
EEG in the Evaluation of Headache (CP.MP.155) | REVISED clinical policy that expands the range of diagnosis codes for EEG diagnostic testing that is not considered medically necessary. | Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS), CHIP
Health Insurance Marketplace (Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan) |
ADHD Assessment and Treatment (CP.MP.124) |
| Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS), CHIP
Health Insurance Marketplace (Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan) |
APPLICABLE AMBULANCE PROCEDURE CODES THAT MUST BE BILLED WITH PLACE OF SERVICE 41 (LAND) OR 42 (AIR/WATER):EFFECTIVE DATE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan will apply the CMS national billing standard for place of service on ambulance claims received on and after September 01, 2024.
Only two Place of Service codes are valid for ambulance claims:
- Place of Service 41 (Land)
- Place of Service 42 (Air/Water)
HCPC Procedure Code | HCPC Procedure Code Description |
A0425 | BLS mileage (per mile) |
A0425 | ALS mileage (per mile) |
A0426 | Ambulance service, Advanced Life Support (ALS), non-emergency transport, Level 1 |
A0427 | Ambulance service, ALS, emergency |
A0428 | Ambulance Service, Basic Life Support (BLS) non-emergency transport |
A0429 | Ambulance service, basic life support (BLS), emergency transport |
A0430 | Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one-way, fixed wing (FW) |
A0431 | Ambulance service, conventional sire services, transport, on way, rotary wing (RW) |
A0432 | Paramedic ALS intercept (PI), rural area transport furnished by a volunteer ambulance company |
A0433 | Ambulance service, advanced life support, level 2 (ALS2) |
A0434 | Ambulance service, specialty care transport (SCT) |
A0435 | Air Mileage; FW, (per statue mile) |
A0436 | Air mileage; RW, (per statue mile) |
To review all policies, please visit Superior’s Clinical, Payment and Pharmacy Polices webpage. For questions or additional information, please contact Provider Services at:
- 1-877-687-1196 (Ambetter)
- 1-877-391-5921 (Medicaid [STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids, STAR+PLUS], CHIP