Tag - laboratory
23Mar

Provider Alert! Reminder – Updated- Approved in-office lab list

Date: September 9, 2021 Attention: All Providers Effective date for procedure code 83655, lead screening: June 22, 2021 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) utilizes Quest Diagnostics as our exclusive reference lab provider. This alert is to serve as a reminder of the specific labs on our pre-approved list that may be run in a network provider’s office. How this impacts providers: Providers may perform specific lab tests in their office and receive reimbursement from TCHP. All other lab tests must be...

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29Jun

Preferred lab provider: Quest Diagnostics

As you know, Texas Children’s Health Plan entered into an agreement with Quest Diagnostics to serve as our exclusive reference lab provider, effective January 1, 2015. Per state regulations, laboratory specimens that are required to be sent to state laboratories for processing will continue to follow guidelines provided in the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM). If you do not currently have a relationship with Quest Diagnostics, you will be contacted by a Texas Children’s Health Plan or Quest Diagnostics representative to...

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