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BT202045: IHCP COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 policy FAQs as of April 16
Act
immediately
Effective date
Apr 16, 2020
Identified
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
Indiana Medicaid has issued COVID-19 emergency policy updates including expanded telemedicine coverage, suspension of certain prior authorization requirements, provisional provider enrollment with 24-48 hour processing, and temporary changes to presumptive eligibility processing via phone.
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What to do
immediately · 4 steps
01Billing team must verify current prior authorization requirements using updated IHCP Professional Fee Schedule online before submitting claims.
02Update telemedicine billing procedures to use IHCP covered codes per bulletins BT202022 and BT202034 instead of CPT 99441-99443 for fee-for-service Traditional Medicaid.
03For COVID-19 testing, use CPT codes U0001, U0002, and 87635 with revenue codes 300 and 310.
04Document home-based telemedicine services while billing clinic address in field 33 of CMS-1500 forms.
Codes mentioned
U0001U000287635994419944299443
Original notice
BT202045: IHCP COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 policy FAQs as of April 16
in.gov · Always check the source before changing claims.
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