2020 News and Updates Archive
- 12-30-2020 View Professional Provider Fee Schedule Via Availity® – Coming Soon
- 12-24-2020 New HEDIS® Tip Sheets* Behavioral Health HEDIS Measures: FUA And FUM
- 12-18-2020 Covid-19 Vaccines And Coverage
- 12-14-2020 Obtain BCBSMT Patient Id Numbers Online Via Availity® – Now Available For Government Programs
- 12-14-2020 Hospitals Must Provide Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (Moon)
- 12-11-2020 Patients In The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program Should Not Be Billed
- 12-11-2020 BCBSMT Will Update CPT® Codes For Some Outpatient Services, Added Efficiencies With Aim Specialty Health® (AIM)
- 12-04-2020 HMK-CHIP Claims Administration Changes Effective October 1, 2020
- 11-25-2020 Medicare Adds Benefit For Members With Inherited Ovarian Or Breast Cancer
- 11-25-2020 More Information: Preauthorization Changes For Some Commercial Plan Members Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 11-23-2020 BAMLANIVIMAB
- 11-13-2020 Revision To Specialty Medication Administration Site Of Care Policy, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 11-12-2020 Verify Multiple Patient’s Eligibility And Benefits Coverage Via Availity®
- 11-11-2020 View, Download And Print The BCBSMT Member’s Id Card Online Via The Availity® Provider Portal
- 11-11-2020 New Behavioral Health Tip Sheets
- 11-06-2020 2021 Commercial Preauthorization Code Lists Now Available On The Provider Website
- 11-05-2020 BCBSMT Will Update CPT® Codes For Some Preauthorization Services
- 11-05-2020 Updates And Reminders: Submit Predetermination Of Benefits Submission Via Availity®
- 11-04-2020 Billing Reminders For Psychological And Neuropsychological Testing
- 11-03-2020 No-Charge Webinar And Continuing Education Credit For Providers, Wednesday, Nov. 11
- 10-29-2020 Preauthorization Requirements Changing For BCBSMT Medicare Advantage Members
- 10-28-2020 BCBSMT Preauthorization Duties Changing From Evicore To AIM
- 10-13-2020 Now Available For All BCBSMT Members: Availity Claim Status Tool
- 10-13-2020 Submit Electronic Professional And Facility Claims Via The Availity® Provider Portal
- 10-13-2020 Availity® Provider Portal Offerings
- 09-30-2020 Itemized Bills Required For BLUECARD® Facility Claims Over $100k
- 09-30-2020 Telemedicine Post Covid-19 Accommodations
- 09-29-2020 Verify Procedure Code Preauthorization Requirements And Submit The Request Via Availity®
- 09-24-2020 Clinical Practice And Preventive Care Guidelines Updated For 2020-2021
- 09-23-2020 Updated THM Form Measures To Align With U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce Guidelines
- 09-23-2020 New National High-Performance Network To Launch In January
- 09-18-2020 Childhood Immunization Rates Fall Amidst Pandemic Fears
- 09-11-2020 Complimentary Substance Abuse Webinar And Continuing Education Credit For Providers
- 09-11-2020 BCBSMT Extends Telemedicine Benefits And Cost-Share Through Dec. 31, 2020
- 09-03-2020 Share Your Medication Assisted Treatment Designation
- 09-01-2020 Overpayment Recovery Process For Contracted Providers
- 08-31-2020 Obtain BCBSMT Patient Id Number Numbers Online Via Availity®
- 08-28-2020 In-Home Test Kits For Diabetics
- 08-28-2020 Blue Distinction® Message Via The Availity® Eligibility And Benefits Result
- 08-28-2020 Telehealth Visits - Medicare Advantage
- 08-10-2020 BCBSMT Extends Telemedicine Benefits Through Dec. 31, 2020
- 08-06-2020 Behavioral Health Measures From HEDIS® 2020-21*
- 08-04-2020 Imaging Studies For Low Back Pain
- 07-31-2020 iExchange® Will Be Deactivated On Aug. 17, 2020
- 07-30-2020 Behavioral Health Webinar And Continuing Education Credit At No Charge For Providers
- 07-29-2020 Avoid National Drug Code (NDC) Billing Mistakes
- 07-27-2020 Submit Predetermination Of Benefits Requests Via The Availity®
- 07-23-2020 Healthy Montana Kids Providers Deadline Extended To Aug. 3, 2020 For Provider Relief Fund
- 07-10-2020 Colorectal Cancer Screening At Home
- 07-03-2020 Important Covid-19 Initiative Dates Extended To August 31, 2020
- 07-02-2020 Update: End Date Extended BCBSMT Waives Customer Cost-Sharing For Covid-19 Treatment
- 07-02-2020 New Clinical Payment And Coding Compensation Policy For Non-Reimbursable Experimental, Investigational And/Or Unproven Service (EIU), Effective 9/1/2020
- 06-25-2020 Healthy Montana Kids Durable Medical Equipment Reimbursement Change Effective June 20, 2020
- 06-20-2020 Federal Agencies Extend Timely Filing And Appeals Deadlines
- 06-18-2020 BCBSMT To Launch Epic’s Platform To Improve Provider Experience
- 06-05-2020 Credentialing Process Simplified For COVID-19
- 06-05-2020 Medicare Advantage CPT® Codes Update For Some Prior Authorization Services
- 05-28-2020 Remember To Use In-Network Laboratories
- 05-20-2020 COVID-19 Initiatives Extended Into June
- 05-19-2020 EVICORE Online Trainings In June
- 05-19-2020 Extending Prior Authorization On Previously-Approved Elective Surgeries, Procedures And Therapies
- 05-18-2020 Provider Information On COVID-19 Coverage
- 05-18-2020 Update: BCBSMT Extends Telemedicine Benefits Through June 30, 2020
- 05-18-2020 Update: BCBSMT To Extend Waiving Of Customer Cost-Sharing For Covid-19 Treatment To June 30, 2020
- 05-13-2020 Calls To Electronic Commerce Services Will Be Redirect To Email As Of June 15, 2020
- 05-12-2020 Update: Change In Advance Member Notification Process July 15, 2020
- 05-09-2020 BLUECARD® Alert: Prior Authorization Process For California Blue Plan Members With Prefix PHU
- 05-04-2020 Important Reminder Regarding Billing For Point-Of-Use Convenience Kits
- 05-01-2020 Medicare Advantage Recoupment Threshold To Be Implemented, Effective August 15, 2020
- 04-30-2020 Healthy Montana Kids Temporary State Of Emergency Preauthorization Changes
- 04-28-2020 Correction: BCBSMT Extends Modification On Transfer To Post-Acute Care
- 04-27-2020 Easier Access Chest CT Scans Extended
- 04-20-2020 BCBSMT Extends Telemedicine Benefits Through July 31, 2020
- 04-17-2020 BCBSMT Modifies Telemedicine Coverage And Cost Sharing In Response To Covid-19
- 04-17-2020 Making It Easier To Access CT Chest Scans
- 04-14-2020 Alert: iExchange® Deactivation Extended Due To Covid-19
- 04-09-2020 Credentialing Process Simplified For COVID-19
- 04-07-2020 Extending Prior Authorization On Previously-Approved Elective Surgeries, Procedures, And Therapies
- 04-07-2020 BCBSMT Waives Customer Cost-Sharing For Covid-19 Treatment
- 04-07-2020 BCBSMT Making It Easier To Transfer Members To Post-Acute Care
- 04-06-2020 COVID-19 Exception Request For Provider Claim Summary (PSC) Mailing Discontinuation On May 4, 2020
- 04-02-2020 COVID-19 Healthy Montana Kids Telemedicine-Telehealth And Cost-Share Changes
- 04-01-2020 BCBSMT Covid-19 & Telemedicine Questions & Answers
- 04-01-2020 Reminder: iExchange® Deactivating On April 15, 2020 – Use The Availity,® Authorizations Tool
- 03-30-2020 Compensation Policy Update Effective June 1, 2020
- 03-27-2020 Medicare Advantage Provider Call Center Lines Experiencing Longer Hold Times
- 03-24-2020 Provider Education Webinar – 2020 Pricing Update
- 03-19-2020 COVID-19 Lab Testing Reimbursement Raters
- 03-17-2020 Clarification: New BCBSMT 837 Commercial Claim Validation Edits Effective April 1 2020
- 03-12-2020 Update: Change in Advance Member Notification Process Effective 1/1/2020
- 03-02-2020 Reminder on Predetermination for Dental Accident Claims Applied to Medical Benefits
- 02-28-2020 Three New Claimsxten™ Rules To Be Implemented June 2020
- 02-27-2020 New Authorizations Tool Via Availity® Provider Portal: Revised Launch Date Of Feb. 17, 2020
- 02-26-2020 Obtain Your Provider Claim Summary (PCS) Online – PCS Mailing Discontinuation As Of May 4, 2020
- 02-18-2020 Resolved: Electronic Payment And Remittance Delivery Delay
- 02-14-2020 Electronic Payment And Remittance Delivery Delay
- 02-07-2020 New BCBCMT 837 Commercial Claim Validation Edits, Effective April 1, 2020
- 02-03-2020 Primary Care Provider And Member Relationships Get Boost Through Blue Valuesm Total Health Management
- 01-31-2020 Understanding the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
- 01-30-2020 Implementation Delay: Authorizations Via Availity® Provider Portal
- 01-30-2020 Prior Authorization Changes For ID Prefixes BE, BHP, BNK, BRG AND BYR
- 01-21-2020 Imaging Studies for Low Back Pain
- 01-20-2020 Prior Authorization Changes For ID Prefixes BBE, BHP, BNK, BRG AND BYR
- 01-15-2020 Reminder Of Change To The Preservice Appeals Process For Medicare Patients
- 01-04-2020 Full Medical Service Fee Schedule Update Effective June 1, 2020
- 01-10-2020 Two New Claimsxten™ Rules To Be Implemented In 2020
- 01-08-2020 Five New Claimsxten™ Rules To Be Implemented April 2020
- 01-06-2020 Reminder: New Online Enrollment Process For 835 Eft And Era Through The Availity® Provider Portal
