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"S" Newsletters - 2001

S-24-01 - Published 12/31/01

• 2002 CPT/HCPCS Codes
• A Patient's Demand for Antibiotics
• Actimmune Under Review
• Additions and deletions to the Prime Therapeutics National Formulary
• Blue Select and Premier Blue Patient Dismissal Process Changes
• Debridement Done in Association with Fracture Care
• GEHA No Longer Priced by BCBSKS
• General Electric Goes BCBSAL
• HIPAA Summit for Kansas
• Hy-Vee Joins BlueCard
• Kansas Kroger Members Have Increased Copay
• New and Updated Remark Codes
• No Grace Period for ICD-9-CM
• Requesting Retrospective Reviews
• Returning Records When Returning Claims
• Routine Physicals: Covered or Not Covered?
• Specialty Provider Workshops in Garden City
• Stop Smoking!
• Warning! Referrals Paid "As Is"
• Where Do You Provide Services?

S-22-01 - Published 12/31/01

• Kansas Choice
• Kansas Senior Plan C
• Premier Blue (SOK)
• State of Kansas Benefits
• Who To Call for State of Kansas Employee Group Questions

S-21-01 - Published 11/28/01

• Get Out Of The Office and Into A Workshop

S-20-01 - Published 11/27/01

• 2002 Policy Memos

S-19-01 - Published 11/27/01

• Insurance Billing Workshop 2002

S-18-01 - Published 10/31/01

• New Manual Billing Workshops for Specialty Providers
• Workshop Schedule by Specialty

S-17-01 - Published 10/12/01

• Calculating Interest (Prompt Payment)
• Exclusions (Prompt Payment)
• How Does Prompt Payment Affect Dental and Pharmacy Claims
• What's of Interest with Prompt Payment Legislation?

S-16-01 - Published 10/10/01

• Ambulance: Coding the Second Base Rate
• Benefits of Downloading Manuals
• Billing Workshop in Great Bend
• Business Procedure Manual Revised
• HARK! Here Comes HIPAA
• ICD-9-CM Update
• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for FEP
• Modifier 59 - The Saga Continues
• Online Claim Status Enhancements
• Primer Therapeutics National Formulary Drug Changes
• Prompt Payment Update
• Provider Manual Order Form
• Provider Numbers: The Key to Completing the Paper HCFA 1500 Form
• Sclerotherapy
• Specialty Provider Manuals
• Submitting Records
• Who To Call

S-15-01 - Published 9/27/01

• Cessna Diabetic Supply Coverage
• HME Provider Instructions for Completing the HCFA 1500 Form

S-14-01 - Published 8/29/01

• State of Kansas Benefits for 2002

S-13-01 - Published 8/28/01

• Value 65

S-12-01 - Published 8/29/01

• Diabetic Education Billing Criteria
• Diabetic Education Reimbursement Guidelines

S-11-01 - Published 7/11/01

• Health Conditions Information System

S-10-01 - Published 7/05/01

• 82787 Now Billed With Units
• Billing for Ineligible Providers
• Billing Modifier 59
• Billing Modifier 59
• Billing Options for X-rays
• Case Management
• CMNs Changed for Oxygen
• Experimental/Investigational
• Faxing New Claims
• Get Acquainted with www.bcbsks.com
• Get on the Technological Highway to Quicker Claims Submission
• Medicare HME MSNs
• Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Submissions
• PDFs and Acrobat Reader
• Point. Click. Know. BCBSKS On the Internet
• Puzzler Answers to S-07-00 Newsletter
• Remark Codes Which Indicate To Resubmit Claims
• The Irony of Highlighting
• Update to S-07-01 Local Code Conversions
• Updating Your Browser to Support 128 Bit Encryption
• V2710 Billing Update

S-09-01 - Published 5/24/01

• Resource Blue Replaces Value 65

S-08-01 - Published 4/17/01

• Insurance Billing Workshops

S-07-01 - Published 4/4/01

• Blue Shield Report Puzzler
• Calling Provider Benefits
• Codes Not Requiring Medical Review
• Contract Offering Guidelines
• Date of Service Confusion!
• E&M Codes
• First-time Filing Procedures
• Frequently Asked Questions (BlueCard)
• Intercept Committee for Managed Care
• Local S-Code Conversions
• Managed Care - The Importance of Referrals
• Medicare Adjustments
• Modifier 51 Exempt Codes Not Recognized By BCBSKS
• Multiple Vaccination Billing
• Other Party Liability (OPL)
• Outpatient Substance Abuse Facilities (OSAF)
• Returned Claims
• Using HUZ
• Wichita's New Address

S-06-01 - Published 3/30/01

• 2001 Prescription Drug Program Changes
• Billing Syringes
• Policy Memos

S-05-01 - Published 3/22/01

• ASC Policy Memo
• Predetermination Form Revised

S-04-01 - Published 03/02/01

• 2001 CPT Code Implementation
• Durable Medical Equipment
• General Reminders and Guidelines
• Immune Globulins
• Incidental Surgeries
• Intra-operative Examinations Content of Service
• Modifiers: 27, 60, and 90 & 50
• Ophthalmology Procedures
• Vaccines

S-03-01 - Published 02/12/01

• Cessna Benefits Administered by BCBSKS

S-02-01 - Published 2/09/01

• Additional Guidelines
• Benefits and Limitations
• ClaimCheck for ASC Claims
• Definition of ClaimCheck Terms
• Limited Patient Waiver
• Modifier Hierarchy in Bundling
• Submitting Claims

S-01-01 - Published 01/17/01

• Revised Remittance Advice Reference Guide

S-01-01 - Attachment

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