The following edit is effective for claims adjudicated on or after January 1, 2010:
When submitted on the same date of service, laboratory components of a panel are included in the laboratory panel code itself. Providers will not be separately reimbursed for more than two hepatic function panel procedure codes.
This change applies to commercial independent laboratories and facility providers and is reflected in the Laboratory and Outpatient payment policies.
November 1, 2009