Colorado Children’s Healthcare Access Program (CCHAP) Practice Manager Newsletter

“Effective January 1, 2015, fee-for-service primary care providers are required to bill the following procedure codes to receive payment for Colorado Medicaid member depression screenings for dates of service on or after January 1, 2015: G8431 (positive screening) or G8510 (negative screening). Additional ICD-9 diagnosis codes are required. CPT code 99420 will not be accepted for dates of service on or after January 1, 2015.

Check out CCHAP’s latest Practice Manager Newsletter for more information on:

• CCHAP Practice Manager Meeting Feb. 20th
• Vaccine Administration Code Additions
• Influenza Vaccine Coding and Rate Table
• Depression Screening Coding Changes
• Colorado Awards State Innovation Model (SIM) Funding
• Colorado Launches New Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline
• Payment Collection from Medicaid Patients
• Cavity Free at Three
• Locum Tenens” [Source: CCHAP]