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Hospital Monthly Important Message 07.01.2020 pdf
Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT · Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Psychiatry·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jul 1, 2020
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Connecticut Medicaid (CMAP) is updating payment rates for hospital procedure codes with status indicators G or K effective July 1, 2020, implementing a 20% increase for COVID-19 inpatient claims from April 1-June 30, 2020, and modifying behavioral health authorization requirements during the COVID-19 temporary period.
Action Required
Immediately: Update billing system to process Connecticut Medicaid claims with status indicators G or K at new payment rates effective July 1, 2020. Ensure COVID-19 inpatient claims include diagnosis code U07.1 to receive 20% payment increase for discharges April 1-June 30, 2020. For behavioral health inpatient claims, verify authorizations on ctdssmap.com before submitting and adjust claims that received EOB code 3000. Use updated laboratory codes U0003 and U0004 for high throughput COVID-19 testing effective April 14, 2020.