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Ambetter Health of Delaware Billing Code Update for various HCPC H Codes: Effective 01/01/2027

Effective date
Jan 1, 2027
Identified
Nov 4, 2026

Summary

Effective January 1, 2027, Ambetter Health of Delaware will stop covering 45 HCPCS H codes (H0003–H0047, H1011, H2001–H2033) and will begin covering HCPCS code H0006. The practice must stop billing the discontinued codes to Ambetter Delaware members and update charge entry and claim submission processes to reflect coverage changes.

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What to do

Action · 5 steps
01Billing team: Update charge entry and claim edits to stop submitting the 45 discontinued H codes (H0003–H0047, H1011, H2001–H2033) for Ambetter Health of Delaware members; claims without this change will be denied.
02Billing team: Update charge entry to include HCPCS code H0006 as covered for Ambetter Delaware members beginning 2027-01-01.
03Tell providers and front desk staff which H codes are no longer covered and which service H0006 now covers.
04For any patient who requests a discontinued service after 2027-01-01, inform them of non-coverage; do not bill Ambetter for those codes.
05Watch for any payer notice clarifying which services H0006 replaces or what services the practice should bill instead.

Codes mentioned

H0003H0004H0005H0007H0008H0009H0010H0011H0012H0013H0014H0016H0019H0021H0024H0026H0027H0028H0029H0030H0034H0037H0039H0040H0041H0042H0043H0044H0045H0046H0047H1011H2001H2010H2011H2012H2013H2015H2016H2018H2021H2022H2028H2029H2030H2031H2032H2033H0006

Original notice

Ambetter Health of Delaware Billing Code Update for various HCPC H Codes: Effective 01/01/2027
ambetterhealth.com · Always check the source before changing claims.
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