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ASCP Urges Anthem to Reconsider Cuts to Pathology, Laboratory Rates

Publication Date: Aug 2, 2019

On July 31, ASCP urged Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to rescind its planned cuts in pathology and laboratory reimbursement rates. In a letter to Anthem’s President and Chief Executive Officer Gail K. Boudreaux, ASCP wrote that Anthem’s recently announced rates for many high-volume pathology and clinical laboratory services are exceedingly low in comparison to Medicare’s payment amounts.

Indeed, in a number of instances the new rates are even lower than state Medicaid rates. ASCP noted that in Missouri, Anthem plans to reduce payment for CPT 88305-26 (Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination) from $66 to $14.43, a cut of almost 80 percent. Medicare’s rate of $39.64 is almost triple Anthem’s new Missouri rate while the state’s Medicaid rate of $31.35 is more than double the Anthem rate.

ASCP noted its concern the planned rates could have on the state of pathology and laboratory medicine and on patient access. For a copy of ASCP’s letter, click here.

Other articles in ePolicy News August 2019

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To read more articles from ePolicy News click here.

For more information regarding ASCP's advocacy initiatives and policy positions, please contact ASCP's Center for Public Policy at (202) 408-1110.

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