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Network News - 4th Quarter 2020
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana·LA·Provider News
Effective date
Jan 1, 2021
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is implementing a new inpatient unbundling policy effective January 1, 2021, that aligns with CMS guidelines for billing routine supplies and services. Supplies, items and services that should bundle with room and board charges will no longer be separately reimbursable and charges will be deemed non-covered upon discovery.
Action Required
By January 1, 2021: Billing team must review all inpatient acute care billing practices to ensure supplies, items and services that should bundle with room and board charges are not billed separately. Update billing system rules to prevent separate billing of bundled items. Review the updated Member Provider Policy & Procedure Manual on iLinkBlue for specific bundling requirements. Claims with separately billed bundled items will have those charges deemed non-covered and adjusted on remittance advice.