Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia policy

CG-LAB-24 Outpatient Urine Culture

CG-LAB-24 Outpatient Urine Culture is a public Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia policy (policy CG-LAB-24). It lists 2 CPT or HCPCS codes, 2 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia
Policy number
CG-LAB-24
Line of business
Commercial
Source
www.anthem.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia prior authorization list.

CodePrior authorizationDescription on the prior authorization listOther Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia policies
87086On the listCulture, Bacterial; Quantitative Colony Count, UrinePolicies naming 87086
87088On the listCulture, bacterial; with isolation and presumptive identification of each isolate, urinePolicies naming 87088

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