By: AJ Lech, Client Administrator, Lighthouse Lab Services The UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage product will now require a DEX Z-code, effective 10/1/21. Similar to Medicare, the Z-code will be submitted in the Loop 2400. UHC will not require any separate...
By: Alex Mitchell, Quality Programs Coordinator Update: Following a meeting with College of American Pathologists reps, UHC announced it was delaying the deadline for labs to complete the quality survey to March 10. The payer has since removed the deadline to complete...
FYI: This post originally ran in October 2020 when UHC first announced this move. We have bumped it to the top of our blog as a reminder the policy change is now in effect. After making the move to align prostate biopsies with G0416 for Medicare Advantage plans...
Following considerable provider pushback, UHC has delayed the implementation of its Lab Test Registry until Jan. 1, 2022, according to a bulletin on the payer’s website. Labs now must have their tests registered with UHC by Dec. 1, 2021. Just last month, UHC...
At a time when patients and providers alike are being severely impacted by the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has taken the opportunity to push some aggressive policy changes to limit care — all while reaping record profits. As of July...
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