IHCP Update: Published 4/28

The Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) posted the following important information to the provider website at in.gov/medicaid/providers on April 28, 2020 (unless alternate date is noted).

News and Announcements
IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP live webinar concerning COVID-19, April 29, 2020
OMPP seeks public comment on 2020 quality strategy plan (posted April 27, 2020)
Inpatient DRG claims for COVID-19 being reprocessed (posted April 27, 2020)
Q&A webinars the week of April 27, 2020 (posted April 24, 2020)

Bulletins and Banner Page
BT202057 – IHCP COVID-19 Response: Additional HCPCS April 2020 quarterly code updates announced
BT202056 – IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP adds coverage of certain services for Medicare crossover claims
BT202055 – IHCP COVID-19 Response: Temporary changes allowed for signature requirements
BT202054 – IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP announces temporary provider enrollment recertification change
BR202017

• IHCP to mass adjust outpatient and outpatient crossover claims for hospital services that paid incorrectly
• IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP increases nursing facility reimbursement rates by 4.2%, and mass adjusts claims
• IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP reimburses for certain laboratory tests billed with procedure codes 87635 and U0002, and accepts resubmitted claims
• IHCP notifies providers that claim-processing system will require highest level of specificity for ICD-10-CM codes
• IHCP to amend PA and billing requirements for therapy services on professional claims
• IHCP delays implementing third-party liability cost avoidance on prenatal care claims
• Countdown to EVV implementation for personal care providers: T-minus 35 weeks

Code Tables
The following code table updates are accessible from the Code Sets page:
Family Planning Eligibility Program Codes

• Updated the following table:

• Procedure Codes for the Family Planning Eligibility Program

• See BT202057 for details

Podiatry Services Codes

• Updated the following table:

• Covered Procedure Codes for Podiatrists (Specialty 140)

• See BT202057 for details

Procedure Codes That Require National Drug Codes (NDCs)

• See BR202012 for details

Revenue Codes with Special Procedure Code Linkages

• Updated the following table:

• Procedure Codes Linked to Revenue Code 636 – Drugs Requiring Detailed Coding

• See BR202012 for details

​Check out these resources to stay up-to-date with the most recent changes at the IHCP.