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Are you leaving revenue on the table?

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Aetna update!

Is your practice compliant?

Are you appending proper modifiers to radiology, diagnostic services and surgery services- when billed with the following ICD-10 codes: Z53.01, Z53.09, Z53.1, Z53.20, Z53.21, Z53.29, Z53.8, Z53.9?

As per Aetna- if the following modifiers are not billed on the claims for the above services with above named ICD-10 codes- the claims will be denied.

This change will take affect April 1,2026 and apply to commercial and Medicare plans.

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Aetna: reimbursement update ventral hernia

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This change will apply to the dates of service on 4/1/26 and thereafter.

The plans that ate affected are commercial and Medicare.

Bundled payments:

The following codes will no longer be reimbursed separately-15374 and 49649, when billed with the following codes: venrtal hernia

Less than 3 cm- 49591 to 49594 and 49613 to 49616

3cm  to 10 cm- same codes.

For Washington members/plans-fpr commercial plans- the effective date will be given following a regulatory review.

For Texas- for fully ensured plans- this will be only if such changes comply with regulatory requirenments. For all other plan types are affected by this change

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AETNA Commercial Plans: compression supplies non covered codes.

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Please note that this policy update applies to the members that have commercial plan types.

The affected codes: for any DOS on or after Jan 1st 2026, Aetna will consider the following codes for compression stockings to be a disposable supply and a standard benefit exclusion.

Codes:

For Texas Providers:

These changes apply to fully insured plans written in Texas and only if such changes are in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. Changes for all other plans will be as outlined in this article.

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