AdministrativeMedicaidApril 2, 2024

Important update: not medically necessary codes to deny

Beginning January 1, 2025, UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. became Wellpoint. This article — published under the former brand — now applies to Wellpoint.

This article was updated on April 26, 2024.

UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. (UniCare) appreciates the compassion and dedication with which you care for your patients and our members. High quality and timely health services for UniCare members requires successful collaboration with you, the professionals who care for them. Because timely notifications and detailed information are an important part of successful collaboration, we encourage you to review the following communication in its entirety.

Effective May 1, 2024, the following CPT® codes will always deny. These services are not supported as medically necessary based on our clinical criteria:

CPT code

Description

84112

Evaluation of cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins

81596

Screening for infectious disease, chronic Hepatitis C Virus infection six biochemical assays utilizing serum

86677

Helicobacter pylori screening testing


You can view medical necessity criteria on our website at unicare.com/provider/policies/clinical-guidelines/

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