Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Office of Medicaid 600 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111 www.mass.gov/masshealth MassHealth Hearing Instrument Specialist Bulletin 11 December 2005 TO: Hearing Instrument Specialists Participating in MassHealth FROM: Beth Waldman, Medicaid Director RE: 2006 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Coding Update Introduction The federal government has revised the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS) for MassHealth billing. This bulletin reflects revisions to the service codes and descriptions in Subchapter 6 of the Hearing Instrument Specialist Manual. Deleted Code Effective for dates of services on or after January 1, 2006, the following service code has been deleted. L8620 New Codes Effective for dates of services on or after January 1, 2006, the following service codes have been added. L8623 L8624 Questions If you have any questions about the information in this bulletin, please contact MassHealth Customer Service at 1-800-841-2900, e-mail your inquiry to providersupport@mahealth.net, or fax your inquiry to 617-988-8974.