INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Subject: Blood bank services: Fee schedule changes.
Effective Date: June 10, 2004.
Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after July 1, 2004, the Medical Assistance Administration (MAA) will implement:
• The updated Medicare physician fee schedule data base (MPFSDB) year 2004 relative value units (RVUs);
• The updated Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (MCLFS);
• The year 2004 additions of current procedural terminology (CPT) codes; and
• The additions to healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) Level II codes.
To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statement, contact Barbara Salmon, Rules and Publications Section, Department of Social and Health Services, Medical Assistance Administration, Division of Policy and Analysis, P.O. Box 45533, Olympia, WA 98504-5533, phone (360) 725-1349 or go to website http://maa.dshs.wa.gov/download/publicationsfees.htm (click on "Numbered Memos," "Year 2003"), TDD 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail salmobl@dshs.wa.gov.
July 7, 2004
E. A. Myers, Manager
Rules and Publications Section