Hospital Outpatient

Provider Manuals (Updated April 25, 2006)
Medicaid Rules/Regulations (Updated May 9, 2006)
Fee Schedules (Updated August 5, 2008)
Notices and Replacement Pages (Updated August 12, 2008)
Other Resources (Updated January 2, 2008)
Remittance Advice Notice
Key Contacts (Updated March 1, 2007)

Provider Manuals
General Information For Providers
Medicaid billing manual with general information for all provider types.
04/2005

Hospital Outpatient Services
This manual has billing instructions specific to your provider type.
12/2005

Critical Access and Exempt Hospital Services
This manual has billing instructions specifically for critical access and exempt hospitals.
01/2006

Passport to Health Provider Handbook
Everything providers need to know to become a successful Passport provider.
09/2005

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Medicaid Rules/Regulations
Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM)
Montana Code Annotated (MCA)
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

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Fee Schedules
July Fee Schedule in PDF Format
08/2008

July Fee Schedule in Excel Format

08/2008

July APC Schedule in PDF Format

08/2008

July APC Schedule in Excel Format
08/2008

April Fee Schedule in PDF Format
05/2008

April Fee Schedule in Excel Format

05/2008

April APC Schedule in PDF Format

05/2008

April APC Schedule in Excel Format
05/2008

January Fee Schedule in PDF Format
03/2008

January Fee Schedule in Excel Format

03/2008

January APC Schedule in PDF Format

03/2008

January APC Schedule in Excel Format
03/2008

October Fee Schedule in PDF Format
11/2007

October Fee Schedule in Excel Format
11/2007

October APC Schedule in PDF Format

11/2007

October APC Schedule in Excel Format
11/2007

July Fee Schedule in PDF Format
07/2007

July Fee Schedule in Excel Format
07/2007

July APC Schedule in PDF Format

07/2007

July APC Schedule in Excel Format
07/2007

April Fee Schedule in PDF Format
06/2007

April Fee Schedule in Excel Format
06/2007

April APC Schedule in PDF Format

06/2007

April APC Schedule in Excel Format
06/2007

January Fee Schedule in PDF Format
01/2007

January Fee Schedule in Excel Format
01/2007

January APC Schedule in PDF Format

01/2007

January APC Schedule in Excel Format
01/2007

Current ATP Tests and Fees in PDF Format
01/2007

October Fee Schedule in PDF Format
10/2006

October Fee Schedule in Excel Format
10/2006

October APC Schedule in PDF Format

10/2006

October APC Schedule in Excel Format
10/2006

July Fee Schedule in PDF Format
07/2006

July Fee Schedule in Excel Format
07/2006

July APC Schedule in PDF Format

07/2006

July APC Schedule in Excel Format
07/2006

April Fee Schedule in PDF Format - Updated from June 15!
07/2006

April Fee Schedule in Excel Format - Updated from June 15!
07/2006

April APC Schedule in PDF Format

06/2006

April APC Schedule in Excel Format
06/2006

January Fee Schedule in PDF Format
05/2006

January Fee Schedule in Excel Format
05/2006

January APC Schedule in PDF Format
05/2006

January APC Schedule in Excel Format
05/2006

Previous ATP Tests and Lab Panel Fees in PDF Format
04/2006

October Fee Schedule in PDF Format
11/2005

October Fee Schedule in Excel Format
11/2005

October APC Schedule in PDF Format
11/2005

October APC Schedule in Excel Format
11/2005

July Fee Schedule in PDF Format
08/2005

July Fee Schedule in Excel Format
08/2005

July APC Schedule in PDF Format
08/2005

July APC Schedule in Excel Format
08/2005

April Fee Schedule in PDF Format
04/2005

April Fee Schedule in Excel Format
04/2005

April APC Schedule in PDF Format
04/2005

April APC Schedule in Excel Format
04/2005

January Fee Schedule in PDF Format
01/2005 (Updated 02/05)

January Fee Schedule in ExcelFormat
01/2005 (Updated 02/05)

January APC Schedule in PDF Format
01/2005

January APC Schedule in Excel Format
01/2005

October APC Schedule in PDF Format
10/2004

October APC Schedule in Excel Format
10/2004

October Fee Schedule in PDF Format
10/2004

October Fee Schedule in ExcelFormat
10/2004

July Fee Schedule in PDF Format
07/2004

July Fee Schedule in Excel Format
07/2004

July APC Schedule in PDF Format
07/2004

July APC Schedule in Excel Format
07/2004

April Fee Schedule in PDF Format
04/2004

April Fee Schedule in Excel Format
04/2004

April APC Schedule in PDF Format
04/2004

April APC Schedule in Excel Format
04/2004

Previous ATP Tests and Fees in PDF Format
03/2004

January Fee Schedule in PDF Format
01/2004

January Fee Schedule in Excel Format
01/2004

January APC Schedule in PDF Format
01/2004

January APC Schedule in Excel Format
01/2004

Previous APC Schedule in PDF Format
08/2003

Previous APC Schedule in Excel Format
08/2003

Previous Fee Schedule in PDF Format
08/2003

Previous Fee Schedule in Excel Format
08/2003

Previous Fee Schedule in PDF Format
07/2002

Previous Fee Schedule in Excel Format
07/2002

Previous Fee Schedule in PDF Format
07/2001

Previous Fee Schedule in Excel Format
07/2001

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Notices and Replacement Pages
08/12/08
Federal Government May Request Medical Records

07/22/08
Billing Procedures Regarding Electronic Claims (837P and 837I)

05/29/08
When to Submit an NDC (National Drug Code) If You Are Billing as a 340B Provider

05/22/08
Frequently Asked Questions About NPI Reenrollment and Billing - Updated June 17!

05/13/08
Medicaid/Medicare Dual Eligible Take-Home and
Self-Administered Drugs

03/17/08
Resubmission of Denied Claims - Updated March 19!

03/11/08
Billing Procedures Regarding National Drug Code (NDC) - Updated April 2!

03/10/08
NPI Reenrollment and Billing

02/28/08
Enhanced Claims Editing—Bloodhound ClaimsGuard®

02/20/08
Changes to Prior Authorization for Circumcision - Updated August 5!

02/19/08
New HCPCS/CPT Codes

02/13/08
Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads

01/18/08
Possible Duplicate Claims Processed Through Electronic Data Interchange

01/11/08
Vaccines for Children (VFC)

12/28/07
New Codes for Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling

12/26/07
WINASAP Upgrade Required for NDC Data Collection

12/17/07
Enhanced Claims Editing—Assistant / Team / Co-Surgeon

12/17/07
Enhanced Claims Editing—Multiple Evaluation and Management Services Provided on the Same Day

12/03/07
NPI Requirement for Institutional Healthcare Provider Claims

11/30/07
NDC Requirement on All Physician-Administered Drugs - Updated January 17!

11/27/07
Cost Share Changes

11/01/07
Enhanced Claims Editing—Add-on Codes

11/01/07
Enhanced Claims Editing—New Visit Evaluation and Management Codes

11/01/07
Enhanced Claims Editing—Bloodhound ClaimsGuard®

10/03/07
VFC Update

10/01/07
Attending Provider

10/01/07
Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads — Postponed

09/28/07
Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling

09/20/07
Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads — Updated

08/01/07
Elimination of ESOR

07/06/07
Coverage of 17 Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate

06/25/07
NPI on the Web Portal

06/11/07
Ownership and Control Information Required for Reenrollment

06/06/07
NPI Contingency Plan Implemented, Reenrollment Extended

05/31/07
New CMS-1500 to Be Required Beginning July 2, 2007

04/16/07
VFC Update- Updated from January 24!

04/16/07
Coverage of HPV Vaccine

03/08/07
New and Deleted Codes

03/08/07
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation No Longer Require a Prior Authorization for Outpatient Settings

01/22/07
ATP Lab Fees

01/18/2007
Admit Hour to Be Required for Institutional Claims

11/02/06
Processing of Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims With Certain Drug Administration Code Pairs

11/02/06
COBA Update

10/23/06
Mileage Rate Increase

09/22/06
VFC Update

07/27/06
Billing for Clients With Medicare and Medicaid—Revised

06/23/06
Notice of Coverage for New Services - Updated from June 2!

05/09/06
Changes in Observation Billing - Updated from January!

04/18/06
VFC Update

04/11/06
ATP Lab Fees

03/01/06
VFC Update

02/10/06
New and Deleted Codes

01/17/06
Critical Access and Exempt Hospitals Manual Replacement Pages - New Instructions on Completing Medicaid Hysterectomy Acknowledgement Form

01/16/06
January 2006 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Code Editor (OCE) Changes

12/28/05
Montana Medicaid Provider Website Now Offers
Online Medical History

12/16/05
Outpatient Hospital Manual Replacement pages - New Instructions on Completing Medicaid Hysterectomy Acknowledgement Form

11/02/05
Critical Access and Exempt Hospitals Manual Replacement Pages - Unbundling

10/11/05
Critical Access and Exempt Hospitals Unbundling

07/28/05
Scales - Congestive Heart Failure

07/01/05
Revised Processing for Emergency Room Visits

07/01/05
VFC Update

06/23/05
Outpatient Hospital Manual Replacement Pages - Key Contacts and Hysterectomy Updates (May 2005)

06/01/05
Medicaid Coverage Update

04/29/05
General Manual Replacement Page - Member Number a Billable Number and Key Contacts Updated

04/11/05
Dental Program Coverage Changes

03/01/05
Hysterectomy Acknowledgement Update

02/07/05
Obstetric Observation Billing

02/04/05
Introduction to Preferred Drug List

02/01/05
New and Deleted Codes and New Botox Criteria

12/01/04
Billing for Clients with Medicare and Medicaid

11/05/04
General Manual Replacement Pages - References to Medicaid Rules/Regulations Added

10/01/04
Emergency Department Claims Appeal Process

09/22/04
Hospital Outpatient Manual Replacement Pages - Team Care Added, Clarification on Sterilizations, Hysterectomies, Abortions, and MPQHF Phone Number Change

09/16/04
General Manual Replacement Pages - Team Care and Nurse First Information Added

07/01/04
Dental and Denturist Code Changes and Manual Update

06/10/04
Team Care Program - A New Component of the Passport to Health Program

06/01/04
Important Reminder Regarding Sterilizations, Hysterectomies and Abortions

04/27/04
Observation Bed Criteria - Updated

04/27/04
Manual Replacement Pages - Sterilization/Hysterectomy and PA Update

03/16/04
ATP Lab Fees

02/20/04
Mass Adjustment

02/01/04
New and Deleted Codes

01/01/04
VFC Changes - Updated from December!

01/01/04
APCs Updated Quarterly

12/08/03
ED Claim Review Procedure

12/01/03
Expanded Botox Criteria

12/01/03
VFC Changes

12/01/03
Discontinued Local Codes

11/10/03
EMTALA Policy Change

10/30/03
Continued Stay Review for Inpatient Rehabilitation

10/17/03
Q & A Regarding Reporting ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes

10/14/03
Form Locator Update

09/10/03
Notice dated 06/01/03 - Updated! Discontinued Services and Services That Now Require Prior Authorization

08/29/03
Passport to Health Implementation in Prairie County

08/29/03
DMEOPS Advisory Workgroup Openings

08/20/03
Submitting HIPAA Compliant Claims - Information for All Providers

08/05/03
ATP Lab Panel Fees

08/05/03
Lab Panel Crosswalk

08/05/03
Observation Bed Criteria

07/31/03
Passport and Emergency Services

07/28/03
Hysterectomy Requirements

05/22/03
Air Transport Changes

05/12/03
Provider Rate and Payment Update

05/01/03
Outpatient Hospital Lab Panel Update

04/30/03
Gastric Bypass Surgeries and Circumcisions

04/01/03
Rehabilitation Update

02/03/03
New Billing Requirements for UB-92 Billers

01/15/03
Dental Program Changes

01/10/03
New Provider Notification Procedure and Medicaid Changes

10/01/02
Billing for Medicare Crossovers after Medicare's 45 Day Response Time

09/01/02
Cost Sharing

07/01/02
2.6% Reduction

06/20/02
Passport to Health 24-Hour Availability

02/14/02
Weekly Payment Available

10/17/01
Dental Implants

08/15/01
HCPCS Coding Clarification

05/29/01
Billing for Lab Panels

05/09/01
Billing for Abortion Services

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Other Resources
Outpatient Prospective Payment System Billing Guide
Power Point presentation: Outpatient Prospective Billing Guide. If you don't have Microsoft Power Point, you can download Power Point viewer.
08/28/06

Obstetric Observation Billing
Directions for billing for obstetric observation
02/01/05

2008 Medicaid Payment Schedule
Medicaid claims payment schedule for 2008
01/2008

Self Audit Policy and Procedure
06/2007

Current ATP Fees
2004-2007 ATP tests and fee schedule
01/2007

Lab Panels 2007
List of codes that make up lab panels for 2004-2007
01/2007

Carrier ID List
TPL insurance carriers listed by carrier ID
06/2007
Carrier ID List
TPL insurance carriers listed by name
06/2007

Mental Health Diagnosis Crosswalk
Covered diagnoses and crosswalk of ICD-9-CM codes to DSM-IV codes
01/2004

EOB R&R Crosswalk in PDF format
EOB R&R Crosswalk in Excel format
With the implementation of HIPAA, Medicaid will discontinue the use of Medicaid EOB codes and begin using HIPAA standard reason and remark codes (R&R) . This document crosswalks the HIPAA standard R&R codes to the Medicaid EOB codes.
01/26/04

Outpatient Hospital Payment Summary
Technical specifications for the new hospital outpatient payment method.
08/2003

Lab Panel Crosswalk
CPT codes which make up organ or disease oriented panels and evocative/suppression testing.
08/2003

 

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Remittance Advice Notice
Your current RA message is as follows:

Mass Adjustment
June 6, 2007

Effective January 1, 2007, payment for services billed with revenue code 510 was reduced to 80% of the applicable fee or APC for that line. This change was implemented March 8, 2007. The mass adjustment for 510 revenue codes with dates of service 01/01/2007 through 03/08/2007 will be run on June 6, 2007, and will show up on your June 11, 2007, remittance advice.

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Key Contacts
Hospital
08/2002

CHIP
08/2002

Claims
08/2002

County Offices
01/2005

Eligibility
05/2006

Passport
07/2006

Policy Information
07/2006

Prior Authorization
03/2007

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