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Newsletter Vol. 7, No. 61

New Jersey Medicaid·NJ·Provider Notice
Effective date
Nov 15, 1997
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

New Jersey Medicaid is changing HCPCS procedure codes for medical supplies, converting all K-codes to A-codes (e.g., K0196 becomes A6196). Claims using the old K-codes will be denied for services on or after November 15, 1997.

Action Required

Action needed
By November 15, 1997: Billing team must update all New Jersey Medicaid claims to use the new A-codes instead of K-codes for medical supplies. Update billing software to map old K-codes to new A-codes. Remove all K-codes from encounter forms and replace with corresponding A-codes. Claims submitted with old K-codes will be denied for services on or after November 15, 1997.

Affected Billing Codes

K0196
A6196
K0197
A6197
K0198
A6198
K0199
A6199
K0203
A6203
K0204
A6204
K0205
A6205
K0206
A6206
K0207
A6207
K0208
A6208
K0210
A6210
K0211
A6211
K0212
A6212
K0213
A6213
K0214
A6214
K0215
A6215
K0216
A6216
K0217
A6217
K0218
A6218
K0220
A6220
K0221
A6221
K0222
A6222
K0223
A6223
K0229
A6229
K0230
A6230
K0234
A6234
K0235
A6235
K0236
A6236
K0237
A6237
K0238
A6238
K0239
A6239
K0240
A6240
K0241
A6241
K0242
A6242
K0243
A6243
K0244
A6244
K0245
A6245
K0246
A6246
K0247
A6247
K0248
A6248
K0250
A6250
K0251
A6251
K0252
A6252
K0253
A6253
K0254
A6254
K0255
A6255
K0256
A6256
K0257
A6257
K0258
A6258
K0259
A6259
K0260
A6260
K0261
A6261
K0262
A6262
K0263
A6263
K0264
A6264
K0265
A6265
K0266
A6266
K0402
A6402
K0403
A6403
K0404
A6404
K0405
A6405
K0406
A6406