State & FederalMedicare AdvantageMay 1, 2021

Maximizing efficient, high quality COVID-19 screenings

Identifying the most appropriate COVID-19 testing codes, testing sites and type of test to use can be confusing. The guidance below can make it easier for you to refer your patients to high-quality, lower-cost COVID-19 testing sites, find Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem)-contracted laboratories and identify the proper CPT® codes to use. Contact your Anthem representative for additional information or visit https://www.anthem.com/medicareprovider.

 

Refer patients to https://www.anthem.com/coronavirus to find convenient testing locations

If an Anthem member requests a COVID-19 test, you may refer them to Anthem to find a testing location near them. Our test-site finder gives members important information about each site, including days and hours of operation, and if they offer:

 

  • Appointment or walk-in
  • Drive thru service
  • Rapid test results
  • Antibody testing
  • Testing for children

 

Consider antigen testing as an option when rapid results are needed

Antigen tests can be a quicker way to detect COVID-19 than nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), (for example, PCR). Antigen tests offer a reasonable and lower cost alternative when screening asymptomatic or low-risk patients and may be most useful for individuals within the first five to seven days of symptoms when virus replication is at its highest.

 

Send swab tests to AMH Health-contracted laboratories

When providing COVID-19 molecular testing services to our members, consider utilizing the following additional in-network, high-quality labs to assist in helping to ensure that our members are receiving high-value healthcare.

 

In-network lab

Telephone

Website

Eurofins NTD

888-683-5227

https://www.ntd-eurofins.com

Eurofins Viracor

800-305-5198

https://www.viracor-eurofins.com/test-menu/8300-coronavirus-covid-19-sars-cov-2-rt-pcr

Eurofins Boston Heart

877-425-1252

https://bostonheartdiagnostics.com

Fulgent Therapeutics

626-350-0537

https://www.fulgentgenetics.com/covid19

Invitae Corporation

650-466-7242

https://www.invitae.com/en/partners

Gravity Diagnostics

855-841-7111

https://gravitydiagnostics.com/covid-19-coronavirus-testing-partners

Mako Medical Laboratories

919-351-6256

https://makomedical.com


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