Blue KC MNT coverage: limits
The short answerBlue KC announced that nutritional counseling is available to its large group health plans from Jan. 1, 2024, for members with any medical diagnosis. Regular cost share applies and fully insured groups have no visit limit. It does not name CPT codes.
By Javier Alvarez · Updated · 1 min read
1 row: Blue KC. Public policy, not the member's benefits.
Blue KC
Large group nutritional counseling benefit · MO, KS
| 97802 | Not published |
|---|---|
| 97803 | Not published |
| G0270 | Not published |
| G0271 | Not published |
| Where it applies | Large group health plans, starting January 1, 2024 (announcement dated Dec 19, 2023). [1] |
| Diagnoses | Available to members with any medical diagnosis. [1] |
| Telehealth POS | Not published: call the payer. |
| Telehealth modifier | Not published: call the payer. |
| Visit limits | For fully insured group members there is no limit to the number of nutritional counseling visits in a year. [1] |
| Referral and prior auth | Not published: call the payer. |
| Payment | The member's regular cost share applies, typically deductible and coinsurance. [1] |
- Blue KC: The Blueprint, Blue KC adds nutritional counseling benefit for large groups (Dec 19, 2023), checked October 30, 2026
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