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Updated Guidelines for Smoking Cessation Agents, Counseling and Treatment Products

Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health)·CT · Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, General Practice +4 more·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Jul 1, 2017
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health) updated guidelines for smoking cessation products and counseling services, establishing specific billing codes, diagnosis requirements, and reimbursement rates for different provider types. The policy supersedes previous guidance and clarifies billing procedures for outpatient hospitals and FQHCs.

Action Required

Action needed
By July 1, 2017: Billing teams must update systems to use CPT codes 99406 and 99407 for smoking cessation counseling with required nicotine dependency diagnosis codes (F17.20-F17.299) for HUSKY A, C, D members. For HUSKY B pregnant members, add secondary diagnosis codes O99.330-O99.333. Family planning clinics must use HCPCS codes S0106, S5001, S4991 with NDC codes and quantity of 1. Outpatient hospitals must use revenue center code 914 with counseling codes. FQHCs must bill counseling codes with T1015 encounter code.

Affected Billing Codes

99406
99407
S0106
S5001
S4991
T1015
F17.20
F17.299
O99.330
O99.333