Effective for dates of service on or after August 1, 2008, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) discontinued the use of Medi-Cal interim codes for blood products and some services related to administering those products. These interim codes have been replaced by HCPCS Level II and CPT-4 codes to be in compliance with provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, Public Law 104-191, 45 CFR 162.1000.

Complete information about the billing changes, including manual replacement pages (MRPs), can be found in the June 2008 Medi-Cal Update.

For more information, call the Telephone Service Center (TSC) at 1-800-541-5555, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.