Hospital Bulletin Index
Following is a list of Medicaid General and Special Bulletin articles (2000-present) that pertain specifically to Hospitals.
For a complete list of articles for all providers (including articles about National Provider Identifier) refer to the Index of All Medicaid Bulletins.
- 01967 and 01996 Modifier Billing Changes, 7/05
- Acute Admission versus Behavioral Health Admission:
- Ancillary Services Paid without Prior Authorization, 1/00
- Billing Diagnostic Procedure Codes During an Inpatient Stay, 9/01
- Billing Emergency Room Visits Using Revenue Codes 450 and 451, 10/00
- Billing for Anesthesia Services Using Anesthesia Modifiers, 4/04
- Billing for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Services:
- Billing Instructions for Revenue Code 636, 10/02
- Billing of Self-administered Drugs Using Revenue Code 637:
- Billing Outpatient Diabetes Self-Management Training, 11/00
- Billing Sterilizations on UB-92, 6/00
- Carolina ACCESS Emergency Room Claims Paid Prior to April 18, 2000, 10/00
- Certification of Need for Inpatient Hospital Care, 9/01
- Change in FL2 and MR2 Process, 7/01
- Change to Medicare Part B:
- Changes in Specified Time to Request a Reconsideration Review, 1/11
- Circumcision Updates, 10/09
- Claims Denials Related to Fetal Nuchal Translcency Measurement, 10/08
- Clarification of Preadmission Review for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Treatment, 3/05
- Clarification of Prior Approval Guidelines for Inpatients Applying for Medicaid During a Psychiatric Hospital Stay, 9/00
- Clarification of the January 2000 Bulletin Article [titled] Reimbursement Rate: Physician Fees, 1/01
- Clarification on Preadmission Review for Psychiatric/Substance Abuse Treatment, 8/03
- Clarification to the Outpatient Hospital Claim Processing Guidelines for National Drug Codes, 8/08
- Cochlear Implant Device – Billing Clarification, 1/03
- Correct Billing of Inpatient Hospital Transfers, 8/04
- Credit Balance Reviews, 5/01
- Criterion #5 Services - Authorization Process, 12/03
- Criterion #5 Services, 7/02
- Crossover Claims Issues, 4/04
- Deflux Injectable Gel for the Treatment of Standard Vesicoureteral Reflux - Coverage Notice, 8/04
- Delivery Services and Sterilization Procedures for Undocumented Aliens, 12/03
- Denials Due to Incorrect Billing Procedure, 7/03
- DRG Pricing Modification for Transferring Patients, 10/02
- Emergency Medical Screening Examinations, 5/02
- Emergency Services for Undocumented Aliens, 10/04
- Essure Permanent Sterilization Procedure - Coverage Notice, 8/04
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, 7/05
- Grouper 25 Implementation, 7/09
- Grouper 26 Implementation, 1/10
- HCPCS Code Changes for Radiopharmaceutical Agents, 1/06
- Hospital Seminars:
- ICD-9 Procedure Code 47.09, 5/00
- ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes – Additions and Changes, 1/02
- Implementation of Diagnostic Related Groups: Grouper 25:
- Incorrect Denials for Hospital Providers of Laboratory, Radiology and
Pharmaceutical, 7/11
- Inpatient Crossovers and DRG Payments, 3/05
- Inpatient Services with Medicare Part B Coverage Only, 3/05
- Interim Billing, 05/11
- Interpreter Signature on Sterilization Consent Form, 4/00
- Introduction to Medicaid's Uniform Screening Program - A Web Based System Set for Implementation in October 2007, 5/07
- Level I Preadmission Screening Annual Resident Review (PASAAR) Screens, 11/05
- Lower Level of Care and Swing Bed Reimbursement Rates, 12/00
- Lower Level of Care Bed Billing, 10/04
- Medicaid Cost Reports, 3/04
- Medicare Ambulance Crossover Billing, 6/01
- Medicare Crossover Claim Adjustments, 9/09
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Guidelines, Special Bulletin IV, December 2001
- Modifier YS for Teleconsults, 1/03
- N.C. Medicaid Criteria for Continued Acute Stay in an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility, 3/03
- New Patient Status Codes, 5/03
- Non-emergency Transportation by Nursing Facilities and Adult Care Homes, 3/01
- Obstetric Add-Ons, 9/07
- Out-of-State Prior Approval Procedure for Acute and Rehabilitation Hospital Care, 10/00
- Outpatient Observation Charges for Hysterectomies, 11/04
- Outpatient Pathology, 6/05
- Patient Status Codes - Frequently Asked Questions, 6/04
- Pre-Dialysis ESRD Focused Care Study, 3/09
- Preadmission Screening Annual Resident Review (PASAAR) Seminars:
- Prior Approval for Non-Emergency Out-of-State Services, 6/03
- Quality Control Eligibility Reviews of Medicaid Recipients in Long-Term Care, 3/02
- Reimbursement Rate for Swing Beds and Lower Levels of Care Services, 4/05
- Reimbursement Rate for Vent Beds, 4/05
- Reimbursement Rates for Lower Level of Care, Ventilator Dependent Care, and Swing Bed, 1/02
- Reminder: Professional Fees are excluded from Medicaid Hospital Cost Reports, 10/07
- Reporting of Never Events and Hospital-Acquired Conditions, 4/11
- Requests for Additional Information for Long-Term Care Prior Approval (FL2), 12/02
- Resident Supervision Requirements in Teaching Hospitals and Residency Programs, 6/00
- Revenue Code Changes, 4/02
- Revenue Codes Correction, 8/05
- Revenue Codes for Piedmont Participants, 8/05
- Revenue Codes, 6/05
- Revision of Utilization Review Plans, 8/02
- Separate Billing for Supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologists, 10/01
- Stem Cell Transplants-Prior Approval Effective Dates, 11/04
- Sterilization Consent Forms and Hysterectomy and Abortion Statements, 10/09
- Submission of Prior Approval Requests for Transplants, 7/05
- Systematic Reprocessing of Specialized Therapy Adjustments, 2/06
- Transfer Pricing and Patient Discharge Status Codes, 9/09
- Upcoming Transfer of Asset Changes for Medicaid Eligibility, 11/07
- Update to Change to Medicare Part B Pricing Policy, 12/03
- Utilization Review Plans, 12/02
- Utilization Review Update for Acute Care Hospitals, 9/01
- Vitrasert (Ganciclovir, 4.5 mg, Long-acting Implant, Code J7310), 7/02
