Effective with date of service Oct. 29, 2018, NC Medicaid covers Azedra for use in the Physician’s Administered Drug Program when billed with HCPCS code A9699, Radiopharmaceutical, therapeutic, not otherwise classified (therapeutic use) or A4641, Radiopharmaceutical, diagnostic, not otherwise classified (dosimetric use).
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NC Medicaid has received calls concerning claim denials for some services provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
NC Medicaid has received calls concerning the ICD 10 diagnoses codes for acute appendicitis.
NC Medicaid has provided instructions to NCTracks on updating the diagnoses code list for acute appendicitis.
The NC Medicaid EHR Incentive Payment System (NC-MIPS) is currently accepting Program Year 2019 Stage 3 Meaningful Use (MU) attestations.
A new or amended policy on Outpatient Specialized Therapies - Local Education Agencies
In response to provider requests, NC Medicaid has added coverage for central motor evoked potential.
In response to provider requests, NC Medicaid has added coverage for central motor evoked potential.
To align with children’s health quality measure reporting, NC Medicaid has added diagnosis code Z71.82 (Exercise Counseling) to NCTracks as an acceptable secondary diagnosis effective Oct. 1, 2017.
One of the goals of a transformed health care system is for near real-time clinical and demographic data to be made available to all health care providers involved in a patient’s care so that they can securely share health information concerning that patient with each other.
North Carolina’s state-designated health information exchange, NC HealthConnex, was created in 2015 by the North Carolina General Assembly to help bridge the gap between disparate systems and health care networks to support whole patient care.
NC Medicaid has adopted the American Medical Association's new Current Procedural Terminology® (CPT) Category I codes for Research Based Behavioral Health Treatment, effective for dates of service on or after Jan. 1, 2019.