​Effective November 7, 2022, Independence Blue Cross and Independence Administrators will update their claim payment policy on care management and care planning services for Commercial and Medicare Advantage members.

The policy will be updated to change Advanced Care Planning (ACP) services from “not eligible for separate reimbursement" to “eligible for separate reimbursement." Policy criteria and reporting guidelines will also be provided for ACP services. ACP services are represented by CPT^® codes 99497 and 99498.

For more information, please refer to the following policy notifications, which were published on October 7, 2022:

• Commercial: #00.01.59l: Care Management and Care Planning Services
• Medicare Advantage: #MA00.006l: Care Management and Care Planning Services

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