SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #207 Now Available

The NC Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has recently published new Medicaid Bulletin articles pertaining to COVID-19:

SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #207: Medical Office Specimen Collection and CPT 99070 & 99072

Medical office providers can be reimbursed for COVID-19 specimen collection using CPT code 99211 (ESTABLISHED PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT, TYPICALLY FIVE MINUTES) with modifier CR. CMS has approved the use of this code for new patients, as well as established patients, when used for specimen collection. More Information

Providers are encouraged to review this information. All bulletin articles, including those related to COVID-19, are available on DHB's Medicaid Bulletin webpage.