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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode IslandCommercial · Billing Codes · Physician / Facility · RI · Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Infectious Disease +2 moreMedium impact

COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment and Antiviral IV Medications

Effective date
May 1, 2022
Identified
Jun 19, 2026

Summary

BCBS Rhode Island has added new billing codes for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments and antiviral IV medications. The policy includes several HCPCS codes (M0220, M0221, M0222, M0223) and HCPCS Q codes (Q0220, Q0221, Q0222) along with one J code (J0248) that were added throughout 2022.

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What to do

Action · 2 steps
01Billing team should verify these COVID-19 treatment codes are active in billing system and reference the full payment policy for specific coverage details and billing requirements.
02Update encounter forms to include these codes for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody and antiviral IV treatments.

Codes mentioned

M0220M0221Q0220J0248Q0222M0222M0223Q0221

Original notice

COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment and Antiviral IV Medications
bcbsri.com · Always check the source before changing claims.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island policiesRI policy changesEmergency MedicineCritical CareInfectious DiseaseFamily MedicineInternal MedicineCode M0220Code M0221Code Q0220Code J0248Code Q0222Code M0222Code M0223Code Q0221

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