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Guidelines for Smoking & Tobacco Use Cessation Agents for HUSKY B Members pdf
Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice +4 more·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jan 1, 2023
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY B) expanded coverage for smoking cessation treatments, counseling, and products effective January 1, 2023. The key change removes the requirement for a secondary diagnosis code related to tobacco use disorder complicating pregnancy when billing smoking cessation counseling for HUSKY B members.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must update system settings to remove the secondary diagnosis code requirement for tobacco use disorder complicating pregnancy when billing CPT codes 99406 and 99407 for HUSKY B members. Continue to require primary diagnosis codes F17.20-F17.299 for nicotine dependency. Update staff training to reflect these changes for Connecticut Medicaid HUSKY B claims.