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January 17, 2017
State of Alabama
Press Release: Medicaid
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PDF Version
TO: Hospitals, OB/GYNs, Nurse Midwives, Maternity Primary Contractors, FQHCs and RHCs
This ALERT updates and replaces the ALERT issued on December 14, 2016. The changes include: a correction to the cesarean section ICD-10 code range and information, how to code the birth weight for twins or triplets and further clarifies correct coding of the diagnosis pointer/indicator referenced on the claim detail.
Effective for Dates of Service beginning January 1, 2017, and thereafter, Medicaid will require ICD-10 codes that identify the estimated weeks of gestation and trimester on a UB-04 or CMS 1500 claim form submitted for a pregnant recipient when the recipient has received any prenatal, delivery or postpartum services. The gestational age and trimester will be required on the mother’s claim, not the newborn’s claim. The Gestational Age Diagnosis codes are Z3A.00 through Z3A.42. Additionally, Medicaid will require the birth weight on all applicable UB-04 claim forms associated with a delivery.
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes that Identify Trimester and Gestational Age
The gestational age diagnosis code and CPT procedure code for deliveries and prenatal visits must be linked by a diagnosis pointer/indicator referenced on the claim detail. This means that the claim detail with the CPT code for delivery must have a diagnosis pointer referencing the gestational age diagnosis code.
Gestational age diagnosis codes must be on the claim when one of the following 3 criteria are met:
1. A Professional and Outpatient Hospital claim is billed with the following delivery codes (CMS 1500 or OP UB-04 claim form):
59400-59410
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Vaginal delivery
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59510-59515
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Cesarean delivery
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59610-59622
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Delivery after previous cesarean delivery
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2. A Professional claim (CMS 1500 claim form) is billed with a pregnancy diagnosis code and procedure code listed below by a Nurse Midwife or Physicians with the specialties 316 (Family Practitioner), 318 (General Practitioner), 328 (OB-GYN):
Pregnancy Diagnosis Codes:
Z33
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Pregnant state
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Z34
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Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy
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Z32.01
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Encounter for pregnancy test-positive
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O00-O08
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Pregnancy with abortive outcome
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O09-O09
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Supervision of high risk pregnancy
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O20-O29
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Other maternal disorders predominantly related to pregnancy
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O30-O48
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Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible
delivery problems
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Evaluation and Management (E&M) Procedure Codes:
99201-99205
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New Patent Office Visits
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99211-99215
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Established Patient Office Visits
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3. When an Institutional Claim (UB-04 claim form) is billed with any of the following ICD-10 procedure codes:
10D00Z0-10D07Z8
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Cesarean Delivery
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10E0XZZ
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Vaginal Delivery
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Birth Weight Requirement on Institutional Inpatient UB-04 Claim Forms
Entering the Newborn’s Birth Weight on the Newborn Inpatient Facility Claim:
If a delivery claim is indicated as resulting in twins or triplets a birth weight must be submitted for each newborn using the same criteria for a single newborn. This policy also applies to sick and well babies. Even if a claim is filed for a sick baby, the weight of the baby will still need to be added to the mother’s inpatient claim.
Please follow these guidelines for inpatient delivery claims • For paper claims, enter value code 54 in box 39, 40 or 41 and the newborn’s birth weight (in grams) in the corresponding amount field. • For electronic claims, enter the newborn’s birth weight in loop 2300, segment HI, with the qualifier BE and the value code 54 in HI01-2 and the newborn’s weight (in grams) in HI01-5.
*Please note that the newborn birth weight must be entered in the format of xxxx.xx.
UB-04 Claims with the following criteria will require birth weight in the value code:
A Claim submitted with one of the following ICD-10 Surgical Procedure:
10D00Z0-10D07Z8
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Cesarean Delivery
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10E0XZZ
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Vaginal Delivery
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A Claim submitted with one of the following ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes:
O68-O709
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Deliveries with Complication
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O80-O82
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Encounter for Delivery
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If you have any questions about this ALERT, please contact the appropriate program area contact listed below:
Maternity Program: Sylisa Lee-Jackson at Sylisa.Lee-Jackson@medicaid.alabama.gov Physician Program: Beverly Churchwell at Beverly.Churchwell@medicaid.alabama.gov Hospital Program: Solomon Williams at Solomon.Williams@medicaid.alabama.gov FQHC and RHC Program: Karen Watkins-Smith at Karen.Watkins-Smith@medicaid.alabama.gov
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Current
Dental Terminology (CDT) codes descriptors, and other data are copyright © 2017 American Medical Association and © 2017 American Dental Association (or such other
date publication of CPT and CDT). All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS
apply.
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