Provider Alert! Subcutaneous Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (S-ICD) to Become a Benefit for Texas Medicaid
Date: August 25, 2021 Attention: Cardiologists Effective Date: September 1, 2021 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event. TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Effective September 1, 2021, subcutaneous internal cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD) procedure codes 33270, 33271, 33273, 33274, 93287, and 93290 will become a benefit for Texas Medicaid. How this impacts...
