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Coverage for Home Sleep Study (Proc Codes 95800, 95801, and 95806)

Arkansas Medicaid·AR · Sleep Medicine, Pulmonology, Internal Medicine +1 more·Provider Notice
Effective date
Nov 14, 2025
We identified it
Dec 3, 2025
Days to comply
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Summary

Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) added coverage for home sleep studies (CPT 95800, 95801, 95806) effective November 14, 2025, for patients 16+ years at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea. The policy establishes medical necessity criteria, requires certification standards for technologists/specialists, and includes specific reimbursement rates by procedure code and modifier.

Action Required

Action needed
By November 14, 2025: (1) Billing team must update billing system to recognize CPT codes 95800, 95801, and 95806 for Arkansas DHS/MEDSV plans and enter the new reimbursement rates (95800: $110.40 standard/$35.51 mod 26/$74.89 TC; 95801: $84.52 standard/$36.90 mod 26/$47.63 TC; 95806: $83.77 standard/$39.76 mod 26/$44.01 TC). (2) Providers must verify that any ordering physicians are board-certified in sleep medicine and that technologists conducting home studies are certified sleep technologists or board-certified sleep specialists; document this credentialing in the practice. (3) Medical coders/billers must implement medical necessity checks before claim submission to ensure patients meet coverage criteria (age 16+, high OSA risk, no contraindicated conditions). (4) Create a prior to service verification process to confirm coverage criteria are met; document all eligibility checks. (5) Update encounter templates and order forms to capture required clinical information (patient age, OSA risk factors, exclusionary conditions). Claims billed without proper medical necessity documentation or from non-credentialed providers will be subject to denial and/or retrospective audit.

Affected Billing Codes

95800
95801
95806