Drugs and Biologicals Payment Policy update and reminder

CarePartners of Connecticut is updating our Drugs and Biologicals Payment Policy, effective for dates of service beginning Nov. 1, 2024. As a result, providers will be required to append the JZ modifier on claims for drugs when there is no discarded amount from single-dose containers or single-use packages.   
  
The policy will be bolstered with additional information on billing requirements related to the JZ and JW modifiers. (As a reminder, while the JZ modifier requirement will be new, providers are already required to append the JW modifier when applicable.)   
  
As of Nov. 1, modifier JW should be reported when there is drug waste from a single-dose vial or package, and modifier JZ should be reported when there is no drug waste.   
  
For more information, please refer to the updated policy.