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Quantity Prescribed Guidance pdf
Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Sep 21, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Connecticut Medicaid now requires the Quantity Prescribed (460-ET) field on all pharmacy claims for Schedule II controlled substances and compounds containing Schedule II drugs. Claims without this field will be denied with edit code 631.
Action Required
Connecticut pharmacy providers must update billing systems to include NCPDP Quantity Prescribed field (460-ET) for all Schedule II controlled substance claims and compound claims containing Schedule II drugs. Review the updated Pharmacy NCPDP Reject Codes document on ctdssmap.com website. Claims missing this field will be denied with edit 631.