IHCP Email Notification - Important updates posted to the website (Published 4/7/2017)

The Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) posted the following important information to the provider website at indianamedicaid.com on April 6, 2017 (unless alternate date is noted).
 
News and Announcements (home page)
IHCP to deactivate CoreMMIS email box
IHCP will reimburse providers for erroneous claim recoupments (posted March 31, 2017)
Hoosier Care Connect members reassigned to Anthem and MHS Health plans (posted March 30, 2017)
IHCP now accepting Year 1 attestations for Program Year (PY) 2016 (posted March 30, 2017)  

Bulletins and Banner Pages
BT201725 - IHCP revises Hospital Assessment Fee adjustment factor for inpatient DRG base rate
BT201724 ‒ April 2017 quarterly HCPCS code updates (posted March 30, 2017)  

Provider Reference Modules
Financial Transactions and Remittance Advice

•   Reorganized and edited text for clarity
•   Changed IndianaAIM references to CoreMMIS
•   Changed Automated Voice Response (AVR) system references to Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system
•   Changed Web interChange references to Provider Healthcare Portal (Portal), and updated instructions throughout to match Portal processes
•   Removed references to Care Select
•   Updated the Customer Assistance telephone number
•   Updated the Provider Remittance Advice section, including updating the check payment date information and the process for orde ring printed RAs
•   Updated the Remittance Advice Section Descriptions section to reflect the current RA format
•   Updated the Remittance Advice Field Definitions section, including the RA fields in Table 1
•   Updated the Explanation of Benefits Codes section, including the EOBs in Table 2
•   Updated the Claim-Specific ARCs section, including updates to Table 3
•   Updated the Adjustment Remark Codes section
•   Updated the RA Summary page fields in Table 4
•   Updated the RA examples in the Remittance Advice Examples section
•   Updated the Accounts Receivable, Financial Transactions, and Other Provider-Level Adjustments section, including remov ing information about A/R control numbers and updating the list of A/R reason codes
•   Updated all figures to reflect current forms
•   Updated information in the Electronic Funds Transfer section
•   Updated the Refunds to the IHCP section
•   Removed the Backup Withholding section

Surgical Services

•   Replaced Web interChange references with Provider Healthcare Portal (Portal)
•   Added Portal options to billing information
•   Updated the Bilateral Procedures section
•   Added the AS modifier to Exceptions and Special Billing Considerations in the Split Care section
•   Updated the Customer Assistance telephone number

 
Code Table and Other Updates
The following updated code table is now available on the Code Sets page:

Chiropractic Services Codes: Table 1 - Covered Chiropractor (Specialty 150) Procedure Codes (posted March 30, 2017)

-See BR201706 for details.

Note: Former Tables 1-5, which listed covered chiropractor codes by type of service, have been combined into a single table for the entire chiropractor code set.