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​Changes to medical policy on home prothrombin time monitoring​

August 16, 2022

​Effective August 15, 2022, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) and Independence Administrators have updated their medical policy on home prothrombin time monitoring.

The following ICD CM codes have been removed from this policy: I26.01, I26.90, I80.00, I80.10, I80.209, I80.219, I80.229, I80.239, I80.249, I80.259, I80.299, I82.409, I82.419, I82.429, I82.439, I82.449, I82.459, I82.469, I82.499, I82.4Y9, I82.4Z9, I82.509, I82.519, I82.529, I82.539, I82.549, I82.559, I82.569, I82.599, I82.5Y9, I82.5Z9, I82.609, I82.619, I82.629, I82.709, I82.719, I82.729, I82.819, I82.A19, I82.A29, I82.B19, I82.B29, I82.C19, I82.C29.

Comm​ercial and Medicare Advantage Policy Notifications were posted on July 15, 2022.

For more information, view the following Independence medical policies:


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