AHCCCS Encounter Keys Newsletter
Encounter Keys is a periodic supplement to the Encounter Manual containing updates and system changes.
2020 Editions
- Admission Source
- Age Changes
- Begin Date Changes
- Category of Service Codes
- Coverage Codes
- Code Changes
- Code Descriptions
- Follow Up Days
- Frequency/Limits
- Medicare Indicator
- Procedure Daily Maximum
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Modifiers
- Reference Screen
- Revenue Code
- Sex Indicator
- Age Changes
- Category of Service Codes
- Coverage Codes
- Code Descriptions
- New Codes
- Limits Medicare Coverage
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Revenue Codes
- Category of Service Codes
- Coverage Code
- Coverage Code Changes
- Begin Date Changes
- Age Limits/ Limits Medicare Coverage Modifiers
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Revenue Codes
- Codes/Revenue Codes/Edit Status Report
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Age Limits/Codes
- Coverage Code
- Coverage Code/Code Description/Revenue Code
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Age Change/Category of Service/Code
- Codes/Description Change/Error Code
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Procedure Daily Maximum
- Revenue Code
2019 Editions
- Age Change/Category of Service/Code Updat/Diagnosis Indicators/Encounter Edit Status List
- Codes/Frequency
- Modifier 80 for Provider Types 18 & 19 Clarification/Modifiers
- Procedure Daily Limits
- Provider Type
- Place of Service
- Revenue code/Sex Indicator
- Age Change Bill Type Code Updates Coverage Code
- Class Code
- Place of Service
- Prior Authorization
- Procedure Daily Limit
- Provider Type
- Age Limit
- Encounter Processing Schedule
- Category of Service
- Codes
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Age Change
- Category of Service (COS)
- Coverage Code
- Definition Change
- ICD-10
- Modifiers
- Place of Service (POS)
- Procedure Daily Limit
- Procedure Daily Maximum
- Provider Type
- Revenue Code
- Age Change
- Code Changes
- Coverage Code
- Frequency Limits
- Modifiers
- Place of Service (POS)
- Procedure Daily Limit
- Provider Type
- Revenue Code
- Encounter Processing Schedules Coverage Code & Coverage Code Changes
- Age Limits
- Modifiers
- Provider Type
- Place of Service Revenue Code
2018 Editions
- Admission Source Code Age Changes Encounter Processing Schedules
- Category of Service Code Definition Update
- Code Updates
- Coverage Code(s) ICD-10 Procedure Class Code Laboratory Indicator Limits
- Modifier Updates
- Place of Service
- Procedure Daily Maximum
- Provider Type
- New Codes
- Revenue Code
- Age Change
- Coverage Code Change
- Codes End Dated
- Codes
- Modifiers
- End Date of Modifiers
- MUE Units
- Place of Service
- Procedure Daily Maximum Limits
- Provider Type
- New Edits
- OPFS PGM Update (Three Hospitals) Encounter Processing Schedules
- Category of Service
- New Edits
- Laboratory Indicator Modifier
- Modifiers
- Procedure Daily Maximum
- Place of Service
- New Codes
- ICD codes
- Provider Type
- Age Change
- Bill Type Code Description
- Code Changes
- Coverage Code Change
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Revenue Code
- Date Changes
- Gender
- Procedure Code Indicator
- Notce of Rate Change‐Ground Ambulance
- APR‐DRG Calculator Correcton
- Outpatent Hospital Website Fee Schedule Updated
- Correction
- Coverage Code
- Modifiers
- Procedure Daily Maximum
- Revenue Code
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Age
- Coverage Codes
- End Date
- Codes
- Procedure Daily Limit
- Adult ER Benefits
- Place of Service
- Modifiers
- Provider Type
2017 Editions
- Age
- Category of Service
- Codes
- Definition Change
- Encounter Edit Status Report
- Indicators
- Limits
- Revenue Codes
- Modifier
- Place of Service (POS)
- Category of Service
- Code Updates
- Definition Changes
- Gender
- Coverage Codes
- Edit
- Reminder Regarding Timeliness of Encounter Submissions
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Category of Service
- Code Updates
- Gender
- Coverage Codes
- Edit
- Reminder Regarding Timeliness of Encounter Submissions
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Code Updates
- Coverage Code
- Limits
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Encounter File Processing Schedule
- Code Updates
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Modifiers
- Provider Type
- Revenue Codes
- Edit
- Limits and Frequency
- Code Updates
- Place of Service
- Modifiers
- Provider Type
- Revenue Codes
2016 Editions
- Age Limit
- Category of Service
- Coverage Code Update
- Procedure Daily Limits
- Provider Type
- Place of Service
- Modifiers
- Revenue Codes
- Age Change
- Edit Change
- Coverage Codes
- End Date
- FFS Rates for New Ambulance Provider
- OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL COST-TO-CHARGE RATIOS FOR 10/01/2016
- Modifier(s)
- Place of Service (POS)
- Provider Type
- Revenue Code
- Edits
- Encounter Processing Schedule
- Edit Status Report
- FFS Rate Correction CPT 81528
- Family Planning
- Code Updates
- APR-DRG Calculator Update
- Encounter File Processing Schedule
- Hospice Rate Clarification
- Date Change
- Coverage Code
- Provider Type
- Revenue Codes
- Codes
- Modifiers
- Place of Service
- Age Change
- Coverage Codes
- Category of Service
- Modifier(s)
- Place of Service
- Provider Type
- Sanction Update
- Age Change
- Coverage Codes
- New Codes
- Codes
- Modifier(s)
- Place of Service (POS)
- Provider Type (PT)
Contact
Encounter Unit staff is available Monday through Friday (excluding State holidays)
to assist contractors in resolving encounter errors or to research specific encounter
issues. Questions regarding the validator or TI should be submitted to the
AHCCCSTIEncounters@azahcccs.gov e-mail address.
All other encounter questions, including those concerning mainfame, should be sent
to the AHCCCSEncounters@azahcccs.gov e-mail address.