Tag - monoclonal
02Feb

Provider Alert! Update to Texas Medicaid and CHIP Coverage for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Procedure Code Q0222 for the Treatment of COVID-19

Date: February 2, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective date: August 15, 2022 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 August 15, 2022, payment allowance was added for COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Q0222 Injection, Bebtelovimab, 175 mg claims. How this impacts providers: On November 30, 2022, the...

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04Feb

Provider Alert! Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Procedure Codes for COVID-19 Treatment Added to Texas Medicaid Benefits

Date: February 2, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: December 8, 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: On December 8, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the AstraZeneca product Evusheld (tixagevimab co-packaged with cilgavimab),...

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09Nov

Provider Alert! Update to COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Administration Codes M0245 and M0246

Date: January 3, 2022 Attention: All Providers Subject: Update to COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Administration Codes M0245 and M0246 Effective Date: Dates of service on or after December 3, 2021 for age range expansion 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: On December 3, 2021, the...

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17Sep

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Administration Codes: Additional Types and Place of Service

Date: November 1, 2021 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 9, 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan would like to inform network providers that Texas Medicaid has revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of bamlanivimab effective April 30, 2021,...

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29Jun

Provider Alert! Nucala Clinical Prior Authorization Update

Date: June 29, 2021 Attention: Primary Care Providers and Pulmonologists Subject: Nucala Clinical Prior Authorization Update Effective Date: July 12, 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: The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will update the clinical prior authorization criteria for Nucala in the...

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22Mar

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Procedure Code Update

Date: July 19, 2021 Attention: All Providers Effective Date for Procedure code Q0244 is June 3, 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: Texas Children’s Health Plan would like to inform network providers that Texas Medicaid has revoked the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of...

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