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Anesthesia Billing Reminder; Claims Reprocessing
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas·KS · Anesthesiology, General Surgery, Orthopedics +9 more·Coding
Effective date
Mar 29, 2025
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas now requires anesthesia claims to include specific modifiers (AA, AD, QK, QX, QY, or QZ) in the first modifier position to identify the anesthesia provider. Claims denied between March 29-July 31 due to missing modifiers will be automatically reprocessed, but after July 31, denied claims must be manually resubmitted with correct modifiers.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must update all anesthesia claims for BCBSKS to include appropriate modifier (AA, AD, QK, QX, QY, or QZ) in first modifier position. Review claims denied between March 29-July 31 for automatic reprocessing. After July 31, manually resubmit any denied anesthesia claims with correct modifiers. Contact BCBSKS provider relations representative for questions.