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05.00.32m, Speech and Non-Speech Generating Devices
Effective date
Oct 1, 2024
Identified
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
Independence Blue Cross reissued Speech and Non-Speech Generating Devices policy (05.00.32m) with one new HCPCS code addition: E2513 (Accessory for speech generating device, electromyographic sensor), effective 10/01/2024. The policy itself contains no substantive changes to medical necessity criteria or coverage requirements; this is a routine annual review reissuance.
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What to do
Action · 3 steps
01By 10/01/2024: Billing team must update coding system to recognize HCPCS code E2513 (Accessory for speech generating device, electromyographic sensor) and ensure it is available for billing claims related to speech-generating device accessories.
02Verify that existing SGD codes (E2500, E2502, E2504, E2506, and others in the E25xx series) remain active in the billing system.
03No changes to medical necessity documentation requirements or prior authorization processes are needed, as the policy criteria remain unchanged from the prior version.
Codes mentioned
E2513E2500E2502E2504E2506
Original notice
05.00.32m, Speech and Non-Speech Generating Devices
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