Blue Cross Blue Shield To Resume Payment for Pap Smears
January 22nd, 2010 by admin
At the end 2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield began denying payment for many cytopathology/pap smear codes due to implementation of a claims edit system aimed at detecting claims bundling, duplicate billing and other problems. Cytopathology/pap smear codes (88141-88155, 88164-88167, and 88174-88175) were denied when submitted with Evaluation and Management Services. Many OBGyn practices in Georgia [...]