The Encounter Keys news letter is published bi-monthly by the AHCCCS Encounter Operations Unit. In each issue you will find information pertaining to policies and procedures as well as other items of general interest to the provider community, health plans, program contractors, and other interested parties..

Issue Date	Contents

November-December 2002 [PDF] HTML version	Withdrawal of Encounters Place of Service No More Print Distribution of Keys Encounter Schedule S386 – Maximum Anesthesia Units Dilemmas Circumcision Roster Information Rates Updated System Updates

September-October 2002 [PDF] HTML version	Freedom To Work Eligibility & Rate Codes Website Correction Tier Levels Encounter Processing Schedule System Updates Place of Service Additions Diagnosis Age Limits New Error Codes UB92 Patient Status Dilemmas Medicare Request Form Error Codes S345 APC News

July-August 2002 [PDF] HTML version	Too Many Reports Quarterly Meeting Codes Available Only for Behavioral Health Services Inpatient Hospital Encounter Reporting Tips Dilemmas Attending Provider ID Electronic Third Party Liability Updates Coverage Code Descriptions Changed System Updates

May-June 2002 [PDF] HTML version	Do Not Correct Encounters During Bath Processing Medicare Billing Requirements Correction to Late Charges Reporting First Modifier Missing Invalid Modifier Dilemmas Multiple Surgeries Ultrasound on Twins Dental Edits Age, Gender and Service Unit Guidelines Edit Resolution ADHS Matrix Non-Covered Services Provider Locator Code Medicare Deductible and Coinsurance Provider Type 10, 22 and 43 Procedure Code Updates

March-April 2002 [PDF] HTML version	Other Insurance/Medicare Problems Separate Encounters for Late Changes? Dilemmas Procedure Codes Added to Provider Type 19, 09 Procedure Limits Updated Virtual Private Network Encounter Processing Information 2002 CPT Codes Under Review\ Modifiers 22 & 52 Sanctions To Resume New Error Codes 04/01/2002 Fee Schedule Update Place of Service # 11 Added to Codes 31237 Duplicate Dental Encounters Correct Placement of ICD-9 Codes Monthly Reports Split-Out for Plans Encounter File Processing Schedule - Saturdays

January-February 2002 [PDF] HTML version	The Importance of Encounter Data Edit Change for R247-Birthing Center Service Limit Exceeded Dilemmas Reporting Vaccines for Children (VFC) Immunizations Denying Encounters Procedure Code Updates Edits Turned Hard Error Code Z725 Patient Status Zero Billed Charges Transplant Services

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