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UPDATE-COVID-19 Reimbursable Laboratory Codes

Q: Who is affected by this change?

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

Maryland Medicaid·MD · Pathology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine +2 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 will be covered and paid by Maryland Medicaid.

Action Required

Action needed

Immediately: Billing team must review the updated COVID-19 laboratory codes list from Maryland Medicaid. Download the provider transmittal document to identify which specific lab codes are now reimbursable. Update billing system and encounter forms with the current approved codes. Verify all pending COVID-19 lab claims use approved codes to prevent denials.

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