Effective November 1, 2010, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina will be implementing policy changes to specific Current Procedural Technology (CPT) codes.  The changes will affect multiple surgery reduction procedures and are consistent with BCBSNC’s multiple procedure payment policies.

The majority of codes will eliminate the multiple surgery reduction rules, and the CPT codes will no longer reduce when filed in conjunction with other procedures. The codes affected by this change are 93561, 93562, 90935, 90937, 90945, 90947, 02700, and 92975. Click here to learn more about the changes in the BCBSNC document, Multiple Surgery Reduction Changes.

These policy changes apply to all BCBSNC lines of business. To learn more about Multiple Surgical Procedure Guidelines visit the BCBSNC Medical policy Web page available online at: http://www.bcbsnc.com/content/services/medical-policy/index.htm.