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Newsletter Vol. 13, No. 21
New Jersey Medicaid·NJ · Podiatry·Coding
Effective date
Jan 1, 2003
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
New Jersey Medicaid has added two new HCPCS codes (29899 and 99600) for podiatry services effective January 1, 2003, and deleted code 99539 effective May 1, 2003, which should be replaced with code 99600.
Action Required
By May 1, 2003: Podiatry billing team must update billing system to use new HCPCS codes 29899 and 99600 for New Jersey Medicaid claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2003. Stop using deleted code 99539 and replace with code 99600 for claims with dates of service on or after May 1, 2003. Update encounter forms and fee schedules accordingly.