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Newsletter Vol. 20, No. 02

New Jersey Medicaid·NJ · Wound Care·Coding
Effective date
Apr 1, 2010
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

New Jersey Medicaid has implemented new billing procedures for disposable incontinence supplies, gloves, and gradient compression stockings, requiring prior authorization for all these items and replacing some HCPCS codes. Two gradient compression stocking codes (A6542, A6543) are being deleted and replaced with different codes for billing.

Action Required

Action needed
By April 1, 2010: Billing team must obtain prior authorization before billing codes T4521-T4535, A4554 (incontinence supplies), A4927, A4930 (gloves), and A6530-A6541, A6544, A6545, A6549 (compression stockings) for New Jersey Medicaid. Replace deleted code A6542 with A6549 for custom gradient compression stockings and A6543 with A4649 for lymphedema compression stockings. Update billing system to prevent claims submission without prior auth.

Affected Billing Codes

A6542
A6543
A6549
A4649
T4521
T4522
T4523
T4524
T4525
T4526
T4527
T4528
T4529
T4530
T4531
T4532
T4533
T4534
T4535
A4554
A4927
A4930
A6530
A6531
A6532
A6533
A6534
A6535
A6536
A6537
A6538
A6539
A6540
A6541
A6544
A6545