Policy Updates Reimbursement PoliciesCommercialMay 1, 2019

Update: Drug Screen Testing (professional)

Beginning with dates of service on or after April 28, 2019, Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) policy language will be updated to allow the lower level definitive code drug testing of 1-7 drug class(es) (G0480) on the same day as presumptive services. Additionally, the definitive drug testing related coding section was expanded for clarification. For more information about this new policy,visit Anthem’s provider website at www.anthem.com/ca. Go to Provider scroll down, select Find Resources for California, go to the Answers@Anthem tab and under Tools and Resources select Reimbursement Policies