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UPDATE - COVID-19 Reimbursable Laboratory Codes

Q: Who is affected by this change?

This affects Maryland Medicaid Pathology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine providers in MD on Medicaid plans.

Maryland Medicaid·MD · Pathology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine +1 more·Provider Transmittal

Effective date

Not stated

We identified it

Jun 20, 2026

Days to comply

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Summary

Maryland Medicaid has updated the list of reimbursable laboratory codes for COVID-19 testing. This affects which COVID-19 lab tests can be billed to Maryland Medicaid and updates the approved billing codes for these services.

Action Required

Action needed

Immediately: Billing team must review the updated Maryland Medicaid transmittal document to identify new reimbursable COVID-19 laboratory codes. Update billing system with any new approved codes and remove any codes that are no longer reimbursable. Verify all pending COVID-19 lab claims use only approved codes before submission.

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