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BCBSRI Announcement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island·RI·Provider Update
Effective date
Mar 18, 2020
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Days to comply
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Summary

BCBSRI is expanding telemedicine coverage to 100% of in-person fee schedule rates without cost sharing, effective retroactively to March 18th. Providers must hold all telemedicine and telephone service claims until updated billing policies are released.

Action Required

Action needed
Immediately: Hold all telemedicine and telephone service claims until BCBSRI releases updated policies on coding, billing, and reimbursement. Monitor https://www.bcbsri.com/providers/ for policy updates and network alerts. Do not submit telemedicine claims until new guidelines are published to avoid rebilling and claim adjustments.

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