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COVID-19 Specimen Collection Codes and COVID-19 Coverage Updates
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming·WY·Coding
Effective date
Mar 1, 2020
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
BCBS Wyoming updated COVID-19 billing guidelines requiring use of specific specimen collection codes (G2023/G2024) when only collecting specimens, not performing tests. The insurer is waiving all cost-sharing for COVID-19 inpatient admissions and outpatient visits when COVID-19 tests or specimen collection codes are billed.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must use G2023 for COVID-19 specimen collection or G2024 for specimen collection from skilled nursing facilities/home health patients when only collecting specimens. Do not bill COVID-19 test codes (U0001, U0002, 87635) if lab testing is performed by different facility. Update billing system to automatically waive cost-sharing for inpatient COVID-19 admissions and outpatient visits with COVID-19 testing codes.