UnitedHealthcareHigh ImpactBilling Codes
North Carolina Medicaid: Use casting supplies code A
Published January 12, 2026
AI Summary
For North Carolina Medicaid members, providers must now use code A when billing for casting supplies. Claims submitted with the previous CMS billing code Q will be denied and must be resubmitted as claim corrections.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must update billing system to use code A (instead of code Q) for all casting supplies billed to North Carolina Medicaid members. Update encounter forms and staff training materials. Claims submitted with code Q will be denied and require resubmission as claim corrections.
Plan Types
Medicaid
States
NC
Specialties
ortho, emergency-medicine, family-medicine, internal-medicine