WSR 97-17-036

INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed August 14, 1997, 9:50 a.m.]

Document Title: Memorandum No. 97-54 MAA (private).

Issued: August 1, 1997.

Subject: CPT/HCPCS codes on outpatient claims.

Effective Date: Effective for claims with dates of service on or after July 1, 1997.

Document Description: Numbered memorandum superseding #97-02 MAA, issued January 17, 1997. Rescinds the requirement for providers to put CPT/HCPCS codes on DSHS-MAA outpatient claims that was to be effective July 1, 1997. Still requested to put these codes on claims for informational purposes for use in the development of an MAA Ambulatory Patient Groups (APG) system.

To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Anne DeJarnette, Administrative Regulations Analyst, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Program Support, P.O. Box 45530, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 664-2320, TDD 1-800-848-5429, FAX (360) 753-7315, e-mail dejarae@dshs.wa.gov.

Roxie Schalliol, Section Head