December 2025 billing policy updates

We publish billing policies to offer transparency and help you bill claims more accurately to reduce delays in processing claims, as well as avoid rebilling and additional requests for information.

The following billing policies were recently published to or updated in our Provider Manual’s Billing Policies page.

Note: If the effective date is listed as N/A, the policy represents our current system set up and/or expectations for transparency. There are either no changes for you as the policy is already in effect or was recently shared with the network and we’re implementing a clinical edit in alignment with the policy’s language.

Billing policyDescriptionEffective date
New policies
High frequency chest wall oscillationThis policy shares industry standard coding and billing informationN/A
Updated policies
Drug testingThis policy was updated to reflect changes to drug testing frequency limitations. Feb. 18, 2026
Psychiatry and Psychology ServicesThis policy update was made for language changes and clarificationsN/A
Surgical Implants and DevicesThis policy update provides information to support correct coding for implants in support of the denials/appeals we are receiving in relation to C1776.N/A