RA Messages for November 9, 2009
PHARMACY
PROVIDERS, PLEASE NOTE!!!
If you are unsure
about the coverage of a drug product, please contact the PBM help desk
at 1-800-648-0790.
Detailed LMAC and FUL
changes are posted on
www.lamedicaid.com.
Please file
adjustments for claims that may have been incorrectly paid. Only those
products of the manufacturers which participate in the Federal Rebate
Program will be covered by the Medicaid program. Participation may be
verified in Appendix C, available at
www.lamedicaid.com.
Griseofulvin
Suspension will no longer require prior authorization effective November
5, 2009. The Preferred Drug List (PDL) will be updated on
www.lamedicaid.com.
ATTENTION
HOSPITAL PROVIDERS
Systematic claim adjustments related to hospital budget cuts appeared on
the 10/20/09 RA. At that time, some claims denied in error with edit 774
(included in related service). The claim lines that denied in error will
be systematically recycled on the RA of 11/10/09 and adjusted correctly.
We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
ATTENTION
DENTAL PROVIDERS
The
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has created EPSDT Dental
Periodicity Schedule that will be available to providers via the
www.lamedicaid.com website and the Provider Update Newsletter.
ATTENTION
MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATION (MHR) PROVIDERS
Some
claims for Reassessments (H0031-52) that were submitted after the MHR
service limits were implemented in the system on 8/24/09 were
inappropriately denied for error code 901 (exceeded the allowable number
of units). The programming has been corrected and all claims that were
incorrectly denied are being recycled and will appear on your 11/10/09
remittance advice. Any recycled claims still denied are due to other
errors with the claim. Please note the revised error code in these
cases. No provider action is necessary.
ATTENTION
PHARMACISTS AND PRESCRIBING PROVIDERS
Griseofulvin Suspension will no longer require prior authorization
effective 11/05/09. The Preferred Drug List (PDL) will be updated on
www.lamedicaid.com.
ATTENTION
PROVIDERS OF H1N1 FLU VACCINES (non-Pharmacy providers)
Louisiana
Medicaid has identified that some claims for the H1N1 influenza vaccine
denied incorrectly on the 11/03/09 RA for edits 675
(Vaccine/Administration Conflict) and 676 (Primary Code Denied). This
has been corrected and claim lines that erroneously denied for these
edits will be systematically recycled on the RA of 11/10/09 and no
action is required by providers. However, some claims submitted by
providers with incorrect administration and/or vaccine codes were
correctly denied for edit 675 and/or 676. These claims must be corrected
and resubmitted by the provider in order to be considered for payment.
After the recycle of 11/10/09, please review your RAs to determine which
claims you must resubmit which may include claims for immunizations
other than H1N1 influenza claims. For H1N1 influenza vaccines, the only
acceptable code combination for billing is 90470 with 90663. Please
contact Provider Relations at (800) 473-2783 if you have any questions.