July 2017
Already effective September 1, 2017, BCBSRI requires providers to report the name and Type 1 NPI of the ordering provider on the CMS-1500 claim or electronic submission for laboratory, imaging, durable medical equipment and home infusion services, and missing or incomplete information results in the claim being rejected back to the provider. Already effective January 1, 2017, CPT 62320, 62322, 62324 and 62326 changed from not medically necessary to medically necessary with prior authorization, and CPT 83861 is covered and separately reimbursed for commercial and BlueCHiP for Medicare products. Already effective September 1, 2017, CPT 92227 and 92228 are covered for BlueCHiP for Medicare only when filed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist, and CPT 92228 is not medically necessary for commercial products for other indications.