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PrEP proper billing and coding

Proper Medical coding and billing is important to the financial health of your practice!


Medication codes:

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Administration code

Please avoid using the regular 96372 administration code. Instead use the following administration code: G0012

This code is used when the provider physically administers the PrEP medication.


Supply Code

For the oral PrEP pharmacies should bill: Q0251

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ICD-10 codes:

F19.10, F19.20, Z11.3, Z11.4, Z20.2, Z20.6, Z29.81, Z72.51- Z72.53, Z72.89, Z79.899


These services are classified as preventative medicine.


Based on which insurance payers your office accepts, there can be some variations of coverage to the additional services that may be related to PrEP. Please make sure you check with the insurance payers before performing any services for additional coverage information.


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HEDIS ADD measure requirenments.

HEDIS ADD measure requirenments:

This measure tracks patients that are between 6-12 years old and had had at least 3 f/u visits within 10 months of the first ADHD medication prescription being dispensed.

  1. F/U visit with the prescribing provider within the 30 days of the medication being dispensed
  2. Two more follow up visit within the next 9 month

In addition to providers explaining the medication options and side effects, they should also schedule mo they visits, if needed, to make sure a good routine is in place and then every 3 months, for the first year.

Behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, family therapy, social skills therapy, etc should also be discussed with the patient and the parent.

In addition there should be collaboration with other providers and the school.


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Posted in #reimbursement, EmblemHealth NY, NY Providers, Payer Updates, Training, Updates

EmblemHealth/Connecticare/Molina Health update

Are you a provider in CT or NY that serves EmblemHealth/Connecticare members-this blog post is for you!!!

Back in July of 2024, EmblemHealth announced and entered into an agreement with MolinaHealth to sell ConnectiCare (a company part of EmblemHealth).

In a Feb 2025, the sale was finalized.


So what does this mean to you as a provider?

EmblemHealth put together a reference table that the providers can utilize to check the plan/network information and which area that plan/network covers, plus description of the plans; ex deductible, copay, OON benefits, etc.

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Please visit here to view the PDF version of the whole document.

Molina also created a FAQs section that you can access from the same EmblemHealth website.


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