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Nebraska Medicaid Program

Provider Information

Visual Care Provider Handbook

The links below comprise your Nebraska Medicaid Provider Handbook. This handbook is your primary resource for information about the Nebraska Medicaid Program, including program regulations, service coverage requirements and limitations, forms, billing requirements, and payment information.

Please review this handbook prior to providing services and requesting payment from Nebraska Medicaid and share it with personnel who perform referrals, authorization, coding and claims submission for your office.

If you have questions or comments about this information, contact the Medicaid Program Specialist for the type of service: PDF Contacts Medicaid.

PDF Regulations

Chapter 1 Administration
Chapter 2 Provider Participation
Chapter 3 Payment for Medical Services
Chapter 24 Visual Care Services

PDF Appendices (Forms, Reports and Instructions)

471-000-49 Claims Submission Table
471-000-50 Standard Electronic Transaction Instructions
471-000-58 Example of Form CMS-1500, “Health Insurance Claim Form” (formerly HCFA-1500)
471-000-65 Billing Instructions for Visual Care Services
471-000-70 Nebraska Medicaid Billing Instructions for Medicare Crossover Claims
471-000-79 Form EA-160, “Record of Health Cost-Share of Cost-Medicaid Program” and Completion Instructions
471-000-85 Explanation of Remittance Advice and Refund Requests Report
471-000-87 Example of Form MC-2, “Electronic Attachment Control Number Form”
471-000-90 Form MC-19, “Medical Assistance Provider Agreement” and Completion Instructions
471-000-99 Medicaid Claim Adjustment and Refund Procedures
471-000-100 Form MCP575, “Casualty Insurance Policy Information Sheet”
471-000-121 Explanation of Form PDS-38B, "Nebraska Health Connection ID Document"
471-000-122 Nebraska Health Connection: Listing of Plans and Vendors
471-000-123 Explanation of Nebraska Medicaid Eligibility Documents
471-000-124 Instructions for Using the Nebraska Medicaid Eligibility System (NMES)
471-000-126 Procedure Codes Subject to Copayment Requirements
471-000-127 Explanation of Deleted Medicaid Claims Weekly Report (MCP564-D)
471-000-128 Explanation of Medicaid Claims in Process Over 30 Days Report (MCP564-S)
471-000-524 Nebraska Medicaid Practitioner Fee Schedule for Visual Care Services

PDF Provider Bulletins

Number Subject Date
08-24

Fee Schedule Update

06/26/08
08-19

Benefit Limit for Frames and Lenses for Adults

06/26/08
08-12

DHHS Website Email Notification Feature, Online Provider Handbooks and Provider Bulletins, Electronic Claims, Funds Transfer and Other Options

05/12/08
08-06

Tamper-Resistant Presciption Pads for the Nebraska Medicaid Pharmacy Program (Revised)

03/14/08
08-04

Pregnancy - Related Services for the Ineligible Mother of an Eligible Unborn Child

02/11/08
07-20

Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads for the Nebraska Medicaid (Rescind effective 03/14/08)

09/05/07
07-10

New Medicaid Claim Reports – New Process for Reporting Deleted Medicaid Claims

05/09/07
07-01

Correct Claim Submission for Frames and Lenses

01/03/07
05-34

Polycarbonate Lenses

12/05/05
05-15

Eyeglass Replacement, Eye Examination, Vision Condition Codes, and Lens Tints

07/11/05
03-27

Clarification for the Use of CPT Procedure Codes 92225 and 92226

11/03/03

Go to Rules and Regulations and Provider Bulletins for all Medicaid regulations, appendices and bulletins.

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