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Beginning Sept. 1, 2021, BCBSNE’s fully insured products will follow LB487 which allows for cost shares and reimbursement rates for covered telehealth behavioral health services to be the same as the in-person rates.

Effective Jan. 1, 2021, providers in Nebraska may not balance bill patients for medical care received from out-of-network providers or facilities in emergency situations. Legislative Bill 997 (LB997), also known as the Out-of-Network Emergency Medical Care Act, keeps consumers from getting surprise bills from out-of-network providers or facilities for medical emergency services. Facilities are defined as a general acute hospital, satellite emergency department or ambulatory surgical center licensed pursuant to the Health Care Facility Licensure Act.

This state mandate applies to all fully insured plans and non-ERISA groups.

Out-of-network providers will receive remits for these claims. Remits will display the M16 RARC message code which communicates the information below. 

Providers disputing the payment from BCBSNE may complete an LB997 - Out of Network Emergency Medical Care Act Reimbursement Dispute Request. 

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The resources shared in this section are for informational purposes only and are not binding to the reimbursement of BCBSNE claims. If you have questions regarding BCBSNE’s billing or reimbursement policies, please consult the BCBSNE Provider Policies and Procedures Manuals or contact your provider executive.

• BCBSNE does not cover PLA CPT® codes submitted by providers not identified as approved laboratories by the American Medical Association (AMA):  FAQ: CPT® PLA | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)
• National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Edits, Including Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) and Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Code Pair Edits:
  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/NationalCorrectCodInitEd
• Medicare Learning Network (MLN):
  https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNGenInfo
• CMS Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services Guide:
  https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/eval-mgmt-serv-guide-ICN006764.pdf
• CMS Newsroom and Subscription Sign Up
  https://www.cms.gov/newsroom

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