Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Office of Medicaid
600 Washington Street Boston, MA 02111 www.mass.gov/masshealth

MassHealth

MASSHEALTH
TRANSMITTAL LETTER SAT-14 December 2004
TO:      Substance Abuse Treatment Providers Participating in MassHealth FROM:      Beth Waldman, Medicaid Director
RE:      Substance Abuse Treatment Manual (Revised Service Codes and Descriptions)
This letter transmits revisions to the service codes and descriptions listed in Subchapter 6 of the Substance Abuse Treatment Manual. These revisions are effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2005.
If you want to obtain a fee schedule, you may purchase Division of Health Care Finance and Policy regulations from either the Massachusetts State Bookstore or directly from the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (see addresses and telephone numbers below). You must contact them first to find out the price of the regulation. The Division of Health Care Finance and Policy also has the regulations available on disk and on their Web site. The regulation title is 114.3 CMR 46.00: Rates for Certain Substance Abuse Programs.

Massachusetts State Bookstore State House, Room 116 Boston, MA 02133 Telephone: 617-727-2834 www.mass.gov/sec/spr

Division of Health Care Finance and Policy Two Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 Telephone: 617-988-3100 www.mass.gov/dhcfp

Changes to Service Codes and Descriptions
Outpatient Services
Service Code 97780 has been deleted from the CPT 2005. Effective January 1, 2005, providers must bill using the following replacement service codes.
97810	HF	Acupuncture, one or more needles; without electrical stimulation, initial 15
minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the patient (substance abuse program) (I.C) (one unit maximum per session)
97811	HF	each additional 15 minutes of personal one-on-one contact with the
patient, with re-insertion of needle(s) (substance abuse program) (I.C.) (three units maximum per session) (to be used in conjunction with 97810)

MASSHEALTH
TRANSMITTAL LETTER SAT-14 December 2004 Page 2
NEW MATERIAL
(The pages listed here contain new or revised language.)
Pages 6-1 and 6-2
OBSOLETE MATERIAL
(The pages listed here are no longer in effect.)
Pages 6-1 and 6-2 – transmitted by Transmittal Letter SAT-13