In # memo 08-80 Hearing Aids and Services the word digital was inserted into the comments section for code V5014.

Numbered Memoranda Year 2008

Memo #	Status	Description	Date Issued
08-89		Seven Percent (7%) Vendor Rate Decrease for Children’s E&M Services	12/24/2008
08-88		Prescription Drug Program: Increase Medicare Part D Copayment	12/24/2008
08-87		Planned Home Births and Births in Birthing Centers: Policy, Fee Schedule, and Coverage Table Updates	12/19/2008
08-86		Physician-Related Services: Year 2009 Changes and Additions to CPT and HCPCS Codes, Policies and Fee Schedules	12/29/2008
08-85		Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices: 2009 Changes and Additions to HCPCS Codes, Policies, and Fee Schedule	12/18/2008
08-84		Oxygen Program: Fee Schedule and Coverage Table Changes	12/24/2008
08-83		Outpatient Hospital Services: Fee Schedule, Policy, and Revenue Code Updates	12/24/2008
08-82		Kidney Center Services: Fee Schedule and Coverage Table Updates	12/17/2008
08-81		Hospice Services: Fee Schedule Updates	12/18/2008
08-80		Hearing Aids and Services: 2009 Changes and Additions to HCPCS Codes and Modifiers, Fee Schedule and Coverage Table	12/17/2008
08-79		HRSA-Approved Family Planning Provider Billing Instructions: Coverage Table and Fee Schedule Changes	12/16/2008
08-78	Rescinded	Wheelchairs, Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Fee Schedule and Coverage Table updates; and Nondurable Medical Supplies and Equipment (MSE): Fee Schedule and Coverage Table updates The Health and Recovery Services Administration (HRSA) has rescinded the following document: Numbered Memorandum 08-78, Wheelchairs, Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Fee Schedule and Coverage Table updates; and Nondurable Medical Supplies and Equipment (MSE): Fee Schedule and Coverage Table updates	12/24/2008
08-77		Dental Program: Fee Schedule Updates	12/16/2008
08-76		Blood Bank Services: Fee Schedule and Coverage Table Updates	12/16/2008
08-75		Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC): 2009 Fee Schedule and Policy Updates	12/19/2008
08-74		January 1, 2009 Program and Fee Schedule Changes and Procedure Code Updates Please note: HRSA offers the numbered memos listed in 08-74 in hardcopy form. Fee Schedules are available online for download at: http://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/RBRVS/Index.html	12/29/2008
08-69 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	12/4/2008
08-72		Prescription Drug Program: Changes to the Washington PDL and Expedited Authorization List	12/1/2008
08-71	Coming Soon	Inpatient Hospital Services
08-70 Postcard Notification		Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC): Encounters for Orthodontic Services	11/19/2008
08-69 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	10/29/2008
08-68 Postcard Notification		Home Health
08-67 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Reimbursement for Flu and Pneumonia Vaccine Administrations	11/04/2008
08-66 Postcard Notification		Update Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Program Billing Instructions	11/19/2008
08-65 Postcard Notification		Hearing Aids and Services: Coverage Table Update	12/02/2008
08-64 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	9/29/2008
08-63	Retracted prior to effective date	Prescription Drug Program: Changes to the Washington PDL and Expedited Authorization List	9/19/2008
08-62 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	8/28/2008
08-61 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Delay to HRSA October PDL Implementation	9/03/2008
08-60 Postcard Notification		Home Infusion Therapy/Parenteral Nutrition Program: Fee Schedule and Policy Updates	8/28/2008
08-59 Postcard Notification		National Provider Identifier - NPI and Taxonomy Code Requirements	8/05/2008
08-58 Postcard Notification		Tribal Health Program: Change in Encounter Rate	8/05/2008
08-57 Postcard Notification		Verification of Eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid	7/24/2008
08-56 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	7/24/2008
08-55 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Revision of Billing Instructions for ProviderOne Pharmacy Release	9/19/2008
08-54 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	6/26/2008
08-53 Postcard Notification		FQHC: HRSA’s Mental Health Services for Children – Expanded Benefits	6/30/2008
08-52		Vision Care: Fee Schedule Updates and CPT Code Description Clarification	5/29/2008
08-51		Speech and Audiology Program: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-50		School Medical Services for Special Education Students: Fee Schedule Updates	6/30/2008
08-49		Psychologist Program: Fee Schedule Updates and Expanded Children’s Mental Health Services	6/30/2008
08-48		Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices: Fee Schedule Updates	6/30/2008
08-47		Prenatal Diagnosis Genetic Counseling: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-46		Planned Home Births and Births in Birthing Centers: Fee Schedule and Policy Updates	6/30/2008
08-45		Physician-Related Services: Corrections and Fee Schedule Updates Note: Updated by Document Correction DC-2008-4
08-44		Physical Therapy Program: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-43		Oxygen Program: Fee Schedule Updates	6/30/2008
08-42		Hospitals: Program and Fee Schedule Updates	6/30/2008
08-41		Occupational Therapy Program: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-40		Wheelchairs, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Supplies, and Nondurable Medical Supplies and Equipment (MSE): Fee Schedule Changes and New Billing Modifier for Destination Based Sales Tax	6/30/2008
08-39		Neurodevelopmental Centers: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-38		Medical Nutrition Therapy: Fee Schedule and Policy Updates	6/30/2008
08-37		Kidney Center Services: Fee Schedule Changes	5/29/2008
08-36		Chemical Dependency: Fee Schedule Updates
08-35		Hearing Aids and Services: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-34		Reproductive Health Services, Family Planning Only Services, and TAKE CHARGE Services: Fee Schedule Updates	6/30/2008
08-33		Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT): Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-32		Enteral Nutrition: Fee Schedule Updates and Policy Changes	6/30/2008
08-31		Diabetes Education Program: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-30		Chiropractic Services for Children: Fee Schedule Updates	5/29/2008
08-29		Blood Bank Services: Fee Schedule and Coverage Table Updates	6/30/2008
08-28		Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC): Fee Schedule Updates
08-27		July 1, 2008, Program and Fee Schedule Changes and Procedure Code Updates	5/29/2008
08-26 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	5/29/2008
08-25 Postcard Notification		Chemical Dependency: Billing for Youth Group Therapy Services	5/30/2008
08-24 Postcard Notification		Medicare Medicaid Integration Program (MMIP) – Program Ending	5/30/2008
08-23 Postcard Notification		Outpatient Hospitals: New National Drug Code (NDC) Billing Requirement	6/2/2008
08-22 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Expanded Smoking Cessation Program and Changes to the Washington PDL and List of Limitations on Certain Drugs Please see # memo 08-45 for Smoking Cessation Procedure Codes	5/30/2008
08-21 Postcard Notification		HRSA National Provider Identifier (NPI) to Medicaid Provider Number Crosswalk Solution for Medicare Crossover Claims	5/20/2008
08-20 Postcard Notification		Wheelchair, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and Supplies Program: Fee Schedule Updates	4/30/2008
08-19 Postcard Notification		Children's Mental Health Services Benefits - Mental Health Professionals Note: Updated by Document Correction DC-2008-4	5/21/08
08-18 Postcard Notification		Children's Mental Health Services Benefits - Psychologists Note: Updated by Document Correction DC-2008-4	5/21/08
08-17 Postcard Notification		Children's Mental Health Services Benefits - Physicians Note: Updated by Document Correction DC-2008-4	5/21/08
08-16 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	4/30/2008
08-15 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	3/27/2008
08-14 Postcard Notification		Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC): Fee Schedule Updates	3/28/2008
08-13 Postcard Notification		Physician Related Services: Sleep Center Physician Consultations and Referral for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)	04/01/2008
08-12 Postcard Notification		60-day notification of new Point-of-Sale system	6/18/08
08-11 Postcard Notification	Rescinded	Medicare crossover claims must contain both the NPI and Medicaid Provider Number in order for DSHS to process them. The Health and Recovery Services Administration (HRSA) has rescinded the following document: Numbered Memorandum 08-11, Medicare crossover claims.	3/26/2008
08-10 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Changes/Additions/Deletions to the EPA List, Washington PDL, and Drugs Requiring Authorization	03/01/2008
08-09 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Medicare Part D	03/04/2008
08-08 Postcard Notification		Tribal Health Program – New Modifier	02/25/2008
08-07 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	2/28/2008
08-06 Postcard Notification		Home Health Services (Acute Care Services): Billing and Documentation Revisions	2/21/2008
08-05 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: 90-day Notice of National Provider Identifier (NPI) Implementation in the new Point-of-Sale (POS) System	02/25/2008
08-04 Postcard Notification		Dental Program: Updates to the Fee Schedule and Prior Authorization	2/21/2008
08-03 Postcard Notification		Dental Program: Medicaid Billing and Contact Information for Primary Care Medical Providers Delivering Dental Disease Prevention Services Note: HRSA fixed a typographical error on page 2 of the memo. When billing CDT code D9999, enter the EPA number in field 23 when billing on the paper CMS-1500 claim form (version 08/05).	2/21/2008
08-02 Postcard Notification		CUP Women Program - Clarification of Billing Procedure	2/13/2008
08-01 Postcard Notification		Prescription Drug Program: Maximum Allowable Cost Update	1/30/2008

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