20-020 Change to Capitated Claims Encounter Duplicate Logic

Date: 01/07/20

This information applies to Physicians, Participating Physician Groups (PPGs), Hospitals, and Ancillary providers.

For Medi-Cal, this information applies to Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare counties.

Capitated claims encounter system logic for duplicates now includes NDC codes

On November 25, 2019, the capitated claims (encounters) duplicate logic was changed to accommodate the new National Drug Code (NDC) requirement. The table below explains the criteria previously used to determine if an encounter claim is a duplicate and the changes that were made to the criteria as of November 25, 2019.

Encounter capitated claims impacted

This change impacts capitated claims for professional services.

Duplicate logic	Description
Previous	The previous logic for duplicate services validated the: Same member Provider (either billing provider or rendering provider) Date of service Procedure code Modifier 1-4 Frequency code Check/processed date
New	The new logic for duplicate services validates the: Same member Provider (either billing provider or rendering provider) Date of service Procedure code Modifier 1-4 Frequency code Check/processed date NDC code1

¹If the same procedure and NDC code are submitted more than once, the encounter data will be rejected. The procedure and NDC code combination must be unique in order to be accepted.

Additional information

If you have questions regarding the information contained in this update, contact the Health Net Encounter group via email at enc_group@healthnet.com. For all other questions, please contact Health Net Medi-Cal Provider Services Center within 60 days at 1-800-675-6110.