New Reimbursement Policies: Durable Medical Equipment, Rent to Purchase Durable Medical Equipment, and Modifiers (Professional)

Beginning with dates of service on or after December 1, 2019, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Anthem)’s current Durable Medical Equipment (DME) policy will be retired and will be replaced by the new Durable Medical Equipment – Rent to Purchase policy and the new Durable Medical Equipment – Modifiers policy. The new Durable Medical Equipment – Rent to Purchase policy has the same reimbursement guidelines and requirements as the current Durable Medical Equipment policy. The new Durable Medical Equipment – Modifiers policy has the same reimbursement guidelines for DME Modifiers as the current Durable Medical Equipment policy.

 

For more information about these new policies, visit Anthem’s professional reimbursement policies on anthem.com, select your state: Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.