Important Reminder Notice – State Laboratory Requirements
Author: lasha mooreThis entry was posted on 30 Abril 2009 and is filed under News.
Important Reminder Notice – State Lab Requirements
Attention: Peach State Health Plan Providers
The Georgia Medicaid Program requires that certain lab test be performed at an approved state laboratory. Listed below are lab tests that must be processed at a state approved lab facility:
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86318 |
86403 (syphilis only) |
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86593 |
86689 (HIV only) |
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87116 |
87118 |
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87390 |
87252 |
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87253 |
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HIV/AIDS Testing
- All blood specimens for HIV/AIDS testing must be sent to the Virology laboratory, at the Atlanta Public Health Laboratory location.
- Under no condition will Medicaid reimburse for AIDS testing.
- Diagnoses include but are not limited to 042-044.9 and 795.8. The procedure codes are: 86689, 86701, 87390, 87536, and 87391.
Please include the member’s Medicaid Number above their name on the specimen requisition form. The member must be eligible for Peach State services on the date services are rendered.
State laboratory locations and telephone numbers are listed below.
| Georgia Public Health Laboratory, Central FacilityGa. Dept. of Human Resources
1749 Clairmont Road Decatur, Georgia 30033-4050 (404) 327-7900 |
Albany Regional Public Health LaboratoryGa. Dept. of Human Resources
1109 North Jackson Street Albany, Georgia 31708-1501 (229) 430-4132 |
| Waycross Regional Public Health LaboratoryGa. Dept. of Human Resources
1101 Church Street Waycross, Georgia 31501
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Specimen outfits for testing to be done in the regional laboratories are available from the preceding addresses; however, the outfits for the tests in the Central Facility must be obtained from:
Laboratory Services and Supply 1749 Clairmont Road Decatur, Georgia 30033-4050 (404) 327-7921 |
For questions regarding the State Lab Requirement for the specified tests, please contact the Provider Specialist for your region or the Provider Solutions team at (866) 874-0633, Monday-Friday, 7am-7pm.
Sincerely,
Peach State Health Plan
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