CommercialBilling CodesMedium impact
Network News - 2nd Quarter 2020
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana·LA·Provider News
Effective date
Sep 1, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is transitioning provider recredentialing notifications from mail to email-only starting June 2020, using DocuSign for digital forms. Multiple billing code updates are effective with new CPT/HCPCS codes added to diagnostic and outpatient procedure ranges, and drug allowables will be updated September 1, 2020.
Action Required
By September 1, 2020: Billing team must update system to accept new CPT/HCPCS codes listed for diagnostic and outpatient procedures. Access updated drug allowables on iLinkBlue under Payments section using date 09/01/2020. Providers must update email addresses for recredentialing notifications as these will now be sent digitally via DocuSign instead of mail. Never use place of service code 19 - use POS 11 for office settings or POS 22 for outpatient hospital settings.