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Update to ‘Ambulatory and Long-Term Electroencephalogram Benefits to Change for Texas Medicaid October 1, 2020’

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Note: Texas Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) must provide all medically necessary, Medicaid-covered services to eligible clients. Administrative procedures such as prior authorization, pre-certification, referrals, and claims/encounter data filing may differ from traditional Medicaid (fee-for-service) and from MCO to MCO. Providers should contact the client's specific MCO for details.

This is an update to the article titled, "Ambulatory and Long-Term Electroencephalogram Benefits to Change for Texas Medicaid October 1, 2020," which was published on this website August 14, 2020.

The implementation date for policy updates to the ambulatory and long-term electroencephalogram (EEG) benefit has changed to November 1, 2020, and additional benefit information has been clarified. The following is the complete, updated article:

Effective November 1, 2020, for dates of service on or after January 1, 2020, ambulatory and long-term EEG benefit information will change for Texas Medicaid.

Procedure Code Updates

There will no longer be 24-hour time increments for each unit. The amount of time included in each unit is defined in the procedure code description. 

EEG procedure codes no longer require modifiers 26 or TC. The professional and technical components for the current EEG procedure codes have been separated and are specified within the procedure code descriptions. Therefore, modifiers indicating the professional and technical components are no longer applicable for the procedure codes listed in this table.

Providers may contact the appropriate copyright holder to obtain procedure code descriptions.

Limitations

EEG procedure codes will be limited as follows:

  • Procedure code 95700 will be limited to three units per six months for each physician for the same client.
  • Professional component procedure codes are limited to three studies per six months for each physician for the same client, when medically necessary.
  • Technical component procedure codes are limited to three studies per six months for each physician for the same client, when medically necessary.

Note: A study includes one unit of procedure code 95700 (set-up, education, and takedown) and any appropriate combination of the corresponding technical and professional procedure codes.

Claims for dates of service on or after January 1, 2020, may have been inappropriately denied or cutback for exceeding the limitation of three units per six months, same client, same provider.

Affected claims submitted January 1, 2020 through October 29, 2020, will be reprocessed automatically, with no action required by the provider. When the claims are reprocessed, providers might receive additional payment, which will be reflected on Remittance and Status (R&S) Reports.

For more information, call the TMHP Contact Center at 800-925-9126.