RA Messages for April 23, 2002


 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.


PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE 1/1/02 VERSION OF APPENDIX C:

LABELER               COMPANY BEGIN END
00144  SUPERIOR PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY     04/01/02
49158  THAMES PHARMACAL COMPANY     04/01/02
52349 MED-TEK SYSTEMS    07/01/02
65847 SCOIS, INC 07/01/02    
66607 RARE DISEASES THERAPEUTICS,INC  07/01/02    
66779 REGENTS LABS, INC 07/01/02    

PLEASE FILE ADJUSTMENTS FOR CLAIMS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY PAID.


NOTICE TO HOSPITALS

BECAUSE OF A SYSTEM ERROR, SOME CLAIMS FOR PROCEDURE CODE HR 450 WHICH SHOULD HAVE DENIED WITH AN ERROR CODE OF 106 (BILLING PROVIDER NOT PCP OR SERVICE NOT AUTHORIZED BY PCP) WERE PAID IN ERROR ON DATE OF PAYMENT FEBRUARY 5, 2002. ANY APPLICABLE CLAIMS HAVE BEEN RECYCLED AND THE FUNDS PAID IN ERROR HAVE BEEN RECOUPED EFFECTIVE THIS DATE, AS INDICATED IN THIS REMITTANCE ADVICE.