Provider Alert! Chikungunya Virus Vaccine Is Now a Benefit of Texas Medicaid
Date: May 14, 2024
Attention: All Providers
Effective Date: April 1, 2024
Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after April 1, 2024, the chikungunya virus vaccine (procedure code 90589) is now a benefit of Texas Medicaid for clients who are 19 years of age or older.
Procedure code 90589 may be reimbursed for the following provider types and places of service:
| Place of Service | Provider Type |
| Office | Physicians, Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists |
| Outpatient hospital | Hospital providers |
TCHP will reprocess affected claims submitted with the 90589 procedure code and date of service on or after April 1, 2024. Providers may bill TCHP retroactively for procedure code 90589.
Next step for Providers: Providers are encouraged to share this communication with their staff.
If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.
For access to all provider alerts, log into:
www.thecheckup.org or www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/for-providers.
