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SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #14: Diagnosis Code Being Added to Exemption List for the Annual Office Visit Limit

March 24, 2020

In response to the anticipated spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in North Carolina, NC Medicaid is adding the following diagnosis code to the list of diagnoses exempt from the annual visit limit:

  • Z20.828 - Contact with and (suspected) exposure to other viral communicable diseases

For additional information regarding NC Medicaid’s annual visit limit, please visit this website.  

GDIT 800-688-6696
 

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