Can Medi-Cal provide a file containing a formatted list of the medical supply Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II codes, associated Universal Product Numbers (UPNs) for contracted items and a crosswalk of HCPCS/UPNs to local codes?
The Medi-Cal provider manual will be updated to include the HCPCS Level II codes for disposable and incontinence medical supply products, the associated UPNs for contracted items and the crosswalks to local codes. An example is shown in the August 29, 2008 Provider Roundtable Presentation and Discussion. Providers can download this information from the Medi-Cal Web site into their own spreadsheets and systems. The Medical Supplies Code Conversion: Product/Code Correlation Spreadsheets are also available until April 1, 2009 in Excel format. • Because the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracts with specific manufacturers and required them to provide the UPN, will DHCS also require the manufacturer to provide the HCPCS Level II codes? A: DHCS consulted manufacturers regarding product placement under HCPCS Level II codes. When DHCS found discrepancies in the information reported by any manufacturer, all federal and state programs were informed. One of those sources utilize
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