SECTION 317:30-5-361. Billing

(a)   Encounters. Payment is made for one encounter per member per day. Medical review will be required for additional visits for children. Payment is also limited to four visits per member per month for adults. Rural health clinics must bill the combined fees of all "core" services provided during an encounter on the appropriate claim form. Claims must include reasonable and customary charges.

(1)   RHC. The appropriate revenue code is required. No HCPC or CPT code is required.

(2)   Mental health. Mental health services must include a revenue code and a HCPCS code.

(3)   Obstetrical care. The appropriate revenue code and HCPCS code are required. The date the member is first seen is required. The primary pregnancy diagnosis code is also required. Secondary diagnosis codes are used to describe complications of pregnancy. Delivery must be billed by the independent practitioner who has a contract with the OHCA.

(4)   Family planning. Family planning encounters require a revenue code, HCPCS code, and a family planning diagnosis.

(5)   EPSDT screening. EPSDT screenings must be billed by the attending provider using the appropriate Preventative Medicine procedure code from the Current Procedural Terminology Manual (CPT).

(6)   Dental. Dental services for children must be billed on the appropriate dental claim form.

(7)   Visual analysis. Optometric services for children are billed using the appropriate revenue code and a HCPCS code.

(b)   Services billed separately from encounters. Other ambulatory services and preventive services itemized separately from encounters must be billed using the appropriate revenue, HCPC and/or CPT codes. Claims must include reasonable and customary charges.

(1)   Laboratory. The rural health clinic must be CLIA certified for specialized laboratory services performed. Laboratory services must be itemized separately using the appropriate CPT or HCPCS code.

(2)   Radiology. Radiology must be identified using the appropriate CPT or HCPC code with the technical component modifier. Radiology services are paid at the technical component rate. The professional component is included in the encounter rate.

(3)   Immunizations. The administration fee for immunizations provided on the same day as the EPSDT exam is billed separately.

(4)   Contraceptives. Contraceptives are billed independently from the family planning encounter. A revenue code and the appropriate CPT or HCPC codes are required. The following are examples:

(A)   DepoProvera 150 mg. (Medroxyprogesterone Acetate).

(B)   Insertion and implantation of a subdermal contraceptive device.

(C)   Removal, implantable contraceptive devices.

(D)   Removal, with reinsertion, implantable contraceptive device.

(E)   Insertion of intrauterine device (IUD).

(F)   Removal of intrauterine device.

(G)   ParaGard IUD.

(H)   Progestasert IUD.

(5)   Eyeglasses. Eyeglasses prescribed by a licensed optometrist are billed using the appropriate revenue code and HCPCS code. Payment is limited to two eyeglasses per year. Any eyeglasses beyond this limit must be prior authorized and determined to be medically necessary.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 751, eff 1-5-95 through 7-14-95 (emergency); Added at 12 Ok Reg 3131, eff 7-27-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 397, eff 11-14-95 (emergency); Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1645, eff 5-27-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3413, eff 7-1-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2368, eff 6-26-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2134, eff 6-27-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 895, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 249, eff 1-1-09 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1053, eff 5-11-09; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1164, eff 7-1-13; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 657, eff 7-1-14 (emergency); Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1069, eff 8-27-15; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 641, eff 9-1-17]