If a provider tests for COVID-19 as part of pre-operative or other medical treatment unrelated to COVID-19, is the test eligible for reimbursement?

For the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program, COVID-19 testing are eligible for reimbursement if one of the following diagnoses codes is included in any position on the claim:

• Z03.818 - Encounter for observation for suspected exposure to other biological agents ruled out (possible exposure to COVID-19)
• Z11.59 - Encounter for screening for other viral diseases (asymptomatic)
• Z20.828 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable (confirmed exposure to COVID-19)
• Z11.52 - Encounter for screening for COVID-19 (asymptomatic)
• Z20.822 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to COVID-19
• Z86.16 - Personal history of COVID-19

Related treatment visits and services are not eligible for reimbursement given the primary reason for treatment is not COVID-19.