New Medicaid Bulletin Articles Available as of August 22

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published new Medicaid Bulletin articles:

• CPT Code 99417 Update – Prolonged Outpatient Evaluation and Management Services - CPT code 99417 (Prolonged outpatient evaluation and management service(s) time with or without direct patient contact beyond the required time of the primary service when the primary service level has been selected using total time, each 15 minutes of total time) is now allowed to be billed with 99245, 99345 and 99350.
• NC Medicaid Managed Care Provider Update – August 22, 2023 - Includes provider recredentialing/reverification, Medicaid expansion, Tailored Plan implementation and more.

Providers are encouraged to review this information. All bulletin articles, including those related to COVID-19, are available on DHB's Medicaid Bulletin webpage.