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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont·VT · Radiology, OB-GYN, Family Medicine +1 more·Newsletter
Effective date
Jun 1, 2026
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross Vermont is updating their preventive care grid effective June 1, 2026, adding new billing codes for breast cancer screening procedures including mammography, ultrasound, and MRI, plus adding a contraceptive method code. New diagnostic breast screening sections are being created with specific HCPCS codes.
Action Required
By June 1, 2026: Billing team must update preventive care billing to include new HCPCS codes A9575-A9581, A9585 for breast cancer diagnostic screening procedures and A9293 for contraceptive methods. Review the updated preventive grid at bluecrossvt.org and update billing software to recognize these codes as covered preventive services. Note that A9293 changes are retroactive to January 1, 2026.