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Third Quarter 2008 HCPCS Updates Now Available
Information posted September 19, 2008: The third quarter 2008 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) additions, changes, and deletions that are effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2008, are now available on the 2008 HCPCS/ICD-9-CM web page of the TMHP website at www.tmhp.com. Deleted procedure codes are no longer benefits of Texas Medicaid or the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program.

Details of these updates will also be published in the January/February 2009 Texas Medicaid Bulletin, No. 220, and the February 2009 CSHCN Services Program Provider Bulletin, No. 69. Click on the title to view the details.

Third Quarter 2008 HCPCS Procedure Code Additions

The following is a list of new procedure codes that do not replace existing procedure codes. These codes are not a benefit of Texas Medicaid or the CSHCN Services Program:

Procedure Code

Allowable

2/8-S2118

NC

2/8-S2270

NC

5-S3860

NC

5-S3861

NC

5-S3862

NC

1-C9243

NC

1-C9244

NC

1-C9359

NC

1-C9898

NC

(NC) Not Covered.

Description Changes

The description for procedure code 1-S0088 has changed. Providers must contact the appropriate copyright holder to obtain procedure code descriptions.

Discontinued Procedure Codes

Procedure code 1-S0141 has been discontinued.

Additionally, effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2008, procedure code
9-B4086 was discontinued and is no longer reimbursed.

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