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Oregon Health PlanMedicaid · Reimbursement · Provider · OR · Pediatrics, Critical CareHigh impact

Fee-for-service rate increase for neonatal and pediatric intensive care professional services

Act
immediately
Effective date
Jan 1, 2022
Identified
Jun 20, 2026

Summary

Oregon Health Authority is increasing reimbursement rates for neonatal and pediatric intensive care services (CPT codes 99468-99480) effective January 1, 2022, but providers must temporarily stop billing these codes until the system updates are complete.

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What to do

immediately · 3 steps
01Stop billing CPT codes 99468-99480 for neonatal and pediatric intensive care services until OHA completes MMIS system updates.
02Monitor for notification from OHA when billing can resume.
03For 2022 claims already submitted with these codes, await guidance on reprocessing to apply the rate increase.

Codes mentioned

99468994699947099471994729947399474994759947699477994789947999480

Original notice

Fee-for-service rate increase for neonatal and pediatric intensive care professional services
oregon.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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