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Louisiana practices, Novitas rules first

Cardiology billing services in Louisiana

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Cardiology billing services in Louisiana start with Novitas, your Medicare contractor for jurisdiction JH. Its published coverage policies are one part of Medicare claim requirements. Policies can overlap across contractors, so payment under one contractor doesn't guarantee payment under another. We bill cardiology only, at 3% of collections with no contract.

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Cardiology billing services in Louisiana: French Quarter balconies in New Orleans near the Mississippi River
93306 · NovitasLouisiana · jurisdiction JHPaid
Louisiana claims go to Novitas
01Medicare

How Novitas pays cardiology in Louisiana

Novitas processes Medicare claims for jurisdiction JH. That covers Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma.

Novitas writes its own local coverage policies for echo, nuclear imaging and cardiac monitoring. They list the diagnoses that support a study and what the note has to show. A study that pays under one contractor can be denied under another.

We check the applicable policy before filing. If documentation appears incomplete, we flag it for the practice to review before submission. Only the treating clinician can determine or change clinical documentation.

Echocardiogram CPT codes
Coded from the note
CMS-1500 · Claim 31814Limited echo · POS 11
DOSPOSCPTModDx09/14/261193308A09/14/261193321A09/14/261193325A
Claim statusPaid
Novitas policy, coded from the note
02Payers

Louisiana plan and program billing

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield company. Commercial and Medicare Advantage requirements depend on the member's product, provider network and contract, so we verify the current plan before billing.

Healthy Louisiana is Louisiana Medicaid's managed-care program. Plan enrollment and provider requirements are member-specific, so we confirm the current program or plan and follow the relevant provider instructions before each study.

Same study, two plans
Claims 31831, 31832Nuclear SPECT · 78452
Healthy LouisianaClaim 31831

Plan rules

Plan and authorization confirmed first

Claim statusPaid
Blue Cross PPOClaim 31832

Plan rules

Authorization on file before the scan

Claim statusPaid
Medicaid plan confirmed per visit
03Your city

Cardiology practices we serve in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette

We're built for independent practices of 1 to 10 cardiologists with imaging in the office. That means echo and vascular labs, a nuclear camera, monitors and device checks.

CMS fee-schedule files map service locations to payment localities. We check the current ZIP-to-locality and rate information for the practice address and date of service rather than assume that a city name determines the rate.

Payment checked by service ZIP
Payments postedEcho 93306 · Medicare
  • New OrleansZIP and date checked in CMS filesMatched
  • MetairieZIP and date checked in CMS filesMatched
  • Baton RougeZIP and date checked in CMS filesMatched
  • ShreveportZIP and date checked in CMS filesMatched
  • Payment checkDone
Medicare payment checked by service ZIP
04Switching

Switching from a local biller

Leaving a local biller, or a biller who left? The switch runs on a 60-day plan. Your claims keep moving from day one, and we work the old A/R in parallel.

Your dedicated biller learns your payers, your EHR and your doctors, and stays with your practice.

Your first 60 days with us
No gap in claims
Your switch60-day plan
  1. Day 1New claims go out daily
  2. Weeks 1 to 8Old A/R worked in parallel
  3. Day 60Your biller fully on the account
Claims keep moving from day one
05Questions

FAQ

Do you bill outside the big Louisiana cities?

Yes. We bill statewide, from Lake Charles to Monroe to Houma, under the same Novitas rules.

Do we need to change our EHR?

No. We work in the system you already have.

What does it cost?

3% of collections. No setup fee, no contract, no per-claim charges.

Sources and review context

Checked on September 30, 2026. This administrative source check is not a clinical or credentialed coding review, legal opinion, payer-contract audit, or guarantee of coverage or payment.

06Get in touch

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We review them by study and by payer, free, with no strings.

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3% of collectionsNo setup feeNo contract

Free, no strings
Your 90-day Louisiana reviewLast 90 days
  • Every claim, by studyIncluded
  • Healthy Louisiana plans, paid or deniedIncluded
  • Checked against Novitas policyIncluded