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If a provider’s enrollment application or Manage Change Request (MCR) does not contain errors, it will process more quickly. The NCTracks Enrollment Team identified commons errors that cause delays in processing applications and MCRs.
Registration is open for the August 2018 instructor-led provider training courses listed below. Slots are limited.
The following new or amended combined North Carolina Medicaid and NC Health Choice clinical coverage policies are available on Medicaid’s website:
As previously communicated in the July 2018 North Carolina Medicaid Special Bulletin, the NPI Exemption List will cease Aug. 31, 2018, for Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners (CPPs), Residents and Interns.
NC-MIPS is accepting Program Year 2018 Modified Stage 2 and Stage 3 MU attestations.
If a provider’s enrollment application or Manage Change Request does not contain errors, it will process more quickly. The NCTracks Enrollment Team identified commons errors that cause delays in processing applications and MCRs.
Note: This article was originally published as a Special Bulletin in January 2018, with updates regarding clinical pharmacist practitioners.
The following new or amended combined North Carolina and NC Health Choice clinical coverage policies are available on Medicaid’s Clinical Coverage Policy web pages.
North Carolina Medicaid will reprocess Medicare Part B Crossover Professional and Outpatient claims submitted to Medicare from Jan. 2, 2017, to Jan. 5, 2017.

Medicare experienced a claims processing issue with claims submitted Jan. 2, 2017 to Jan. 5, 2017, causing incorrect reimbursement. Medicare performed a mass adjustment to correct the reimbursement of the affected claims. However, when the Medicare adjusted claims crossed over to Medicaid, NCTracks denied them in error. The system error that caused the denial of these Medicare adjusted claims has been resolved.
In accordance with the NC State Plan, Section 4.19-B, Section 3, Page 1, North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) will revise rates for the following laboratory procedure codes: 81220, 81221, 81222, 81223, 81228, 81229, 81243, 81244, 81331, and 81507.