Professional Publications - Newsletters
"S" Newsletters - 2003
S-14-03 - Published 11/26/03
- Section 1: Reminders
- HIPAA Remittance Advice Guide – Crosswalk
- 2004 Policy Memos
- Stereotactic Computer Assisted Volumetric
(Navigational) Procedure
- Section 2: Updates
- InterQual®
- Pathology Coding
- FEP Recognizes Physician Assistants
- Kroger Recognizes Physician Assistants
- State of Kansas
- Ordering Provider Requirements
- 2004 CPT/HCPCS Codes
- Section 3: BlueCard
- Section 4: Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmacy Utilization Management Programs for 2004
(attachment)
S-13-03 - Published 11/12/03
- Pharmacy Utilization Management Programs for 2004
- Prior Authorization for COX-2 Agents
- Quantity Limits for Drugs Used in Acute Migraine Headache Therapy
- Quantity Limits for Drugs Treating Erectile Dysfunction
S-12-03 - Published 11/12/03
- Pharmacy Utilization Management Programs for 2004
- Prior Authorization for COX-2 Agents
- Quantity Limits for Drugs Used in Acute Migraine Headache Therapy
- Quantity Limits for Drugs Treating Erectile Dysfunction
S-11-03 - Published 11/03/03
- Intranasal Live Influenza Vaccine (FluMist™)
S-10-03 - Published 9/26/03
- HIPAA Day - October 16, 2003
- Contingency Plans Post HIPAA Implementation -
10-15-03
- No need to file paper claims
- Remittance Advice
S-09-03 - Published 9/19/03
- Section 1: Reminders
- Medical Nutritional Therapy (MNT)
- Reduction Mammaplasty
- Blepharoplasty
- Section 2: Updates
- Category 1 Vaccine Codes
- Provider Billing Numbers Required
- Ineligible Providers Bill Patients
- Section 3: BlueCard
- Adjustment Reason Code (ARC) 96-Non-Covered Services
- Section 4: Pharmaceuticals
- Section 5: Miscellaneous
- Advanced CPT Workshops Coming in December
S-08-03 - Published 7/16/03
- Win With Generics Member Incentive Program
- Win With Generics Qualifying Drugs
S-07-03 - Published 5/28/03
- Section 1: Reminders
- HME Repairs
- Batteries Not Included
- Coverage for Contacts, Glasses, and Lenses
- Section 2: Updates
- Vertebral Axial Decompression Therapy
- Cryosurgery & Chemical Peels
- Genetic Molecular Testing
- E-mail Protection with Encryption
- Section 3: BlueCard
- BlueCard Record Request Guidelines
- BlueCard Provider Satisfaction Survey Begins in May
S-06-03 - Published 4/24/03
- Selection Plus Enrollment for The Boeing Company
S-05-03 - Published 3/25/03
BCBSKS Implements HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets
- Estimated Timeline of Events & Disruption to Services
Internet Services
- A Quick Overview of Changes to Expect
- Essential Internet Resources
- Checking Claims Status on the Web
- Checking Eligibility on the Web
- Managed Care Referrals on the Web
Remittance Advice
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- Remark and Adjustment Reason Codes
- Unbalanced Remittance Advice Lines
Remittance Advice Examples
- Section I Account Information
- Section II Billing Information
- Section III Patient Responsibility
- Section IV Summary and Explanation Codes
- Clean Claim Processed Example
- Bundling Codes Example
- Bundling, Deductible, and Interest Example
- Dental Bundling Example
- Other Party Liability (OPL) Example
- Void and Repay with Auto-deduction Example
- Beginning and Ending Balances Example
S-04-03 - Published 3/1/03
- Referrals To Participating Providers
- Out-of-State Blue Plan Secondary Insurance
- E-mail Notification List
S-03-03 - Published 2/20/03
- BCBSKS Prepares for HIPAA Implementation
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Implements HIPAA Transactions and Code Sets
- Details About Transactions with BCBSKS
- BCBSKS Privacy Implementation
- BCBSKS Security Implementation
- Administration Simplification with HIPAA & www.bcbsks.com
S-02-03 - Published 2/01/03
- Infusion Therapy
- Nursing and Drugs Are To Be Billed Separately
- Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
- Injectable and Inhalation Medications
- Enteral Nutrition
- When All-inclusive “S” Codes Are Not Used
S-01-03 Published 1/27/03
- Basic Insurance Billing Workshops 2003
S-09-02 Published 1/8/03
Section 1: Reminders
- Routine Hearing and Vision Screening Content of Medical Visit
- Low-Level Laser Infrared Therapy
- Chemical Peels and Cryosurgery
- MRV vs. MRA
Section 2: Updates
- Anesthesia Services
- OB Epidural Anesthesia
- Via Christi Riverside and Wesley Renew for 2003
- Newborn Care
- Cataract Surgery
Section 3: BlueCard
- Tyson Members Protected By The Blues
- Northeast Kansas: BlueCard Billing for Border Counties and
- Multiple Contract Providers
Section 4: www.bcbsks.com
- Password Challenge
- Searching For Past Articles
- Internet Tip: Multiple Profiles
Section 5: Pharmaceuticals
- Radiological Pharmaceuticals
- Prescription Drugs Move To Three-Tier Copay Benefit
- Prime Therapeutics National Formulary Update
Miscellaneous
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