Authorization required for additional BCN cardiology procedures effective Jan. 1, 2018

Services represented by procedure codes *0482T, *0501T, *0502T, *0503T and *0504T require authorization by eviCore healthcare for dates of service on or after Jan. 1, 2018. This is in addition to the cardiology services that already require authorization by eviCore.

This applies only to services for Blue Care Network HMO^SM (commercial) and BCN Advantage^SM members age 18 and older.

The document Procedures that require authorization by eviCore healthcare will be updated to reflect this change.

You can find additional information about procedures managed by eviCore healthcare on this website. Click BCN. Then click eviCore-Managed Procedures.

As a reminder, eviCore healthcare manages select procedures for BCN HMO (commercial), BCN Advantage, Blue Cross PPO and Blue Cross Medicare Plus Blue^SM PPO.

*CPT codes, descriptions and two-digit numeric modifiers only are copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

Posted: December 2017
Line of business: Blue Care Network