10-21-040  

  • WSR 10-21-040

    INTERPRETIVE OR POLICY STATEMENT

    DEPARTMENT OF

    SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

    [ Filed October 13, 2010, 11:04 a.m. ]


    Notice of Interpretive or Policy Statement


         In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), following is a list of policy and interpretive statements issued by the department of social and health services (DSHS).

    Mecicaid [Medicaid] Purchasing Administration (MPA)

    Division of Legal Services



         Document Title: # Memo 10-63.

         Subject: Outpatient hospital services: Fee schedule updates and policy changes.

         Effective Date: October 1, 2010.

         Document Description: Effective for dates of service on and after October 1, 2010, DSHS will update the: Outpatient hospitals and outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) fee schedule; adding current procedural terminology (CPT¦) codes and healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) codes; and removing procedure codes that have changed to noncovered status; etc.

         To receive a copy of the interpretive or policy statements, contact Amber Dassow, MPA, P.O. Box 45504, phone (360) 725-1349, TDD/TTY 1-800-848-5429, fax (360) 586-9727, e-mail dassoal@dshs.wa.gov, web site http://hrsa.dshs.wa.gov.