New coding guidance: UnitedHealthcare puts office, inpatient consults on the chopping block

Article Overview

This article covers a UnitedHealthcare commercial policy update phasing out coverage of consultation service codes and discussing how providers may need to adjust reporting for evaluation and management services. It is relevant to billing staff, coders, and revenue cycle teams that work with commercial payer policies, especially where consult coverage, network bulletins, and fee schedule methodology changes affect claim submission. The article also places the change in context by referencing prior bulletin activity and related Oxford policy materials.