Flu Season Alert!Alerta de temporada de influenza:
Don’t let germs win this season – protect yourself and your family!
The flu vaccine is your best defense against flu and related complications – PLUS, it is a covered benefit for Texas Children’s Health Plan members! Learn more!
¡No permitas que los gérmenes ganen esta temporada! ¡Protégete a ti y a tu familia!
La vacuna contra la influenza es tu mejor defensa contra la influenza y sus complicaciones. Además, ¡es un beneficio cubierto para los miembros de Texas Children's Health Plan! Aprende más
Effective date: Dates of service on or after July 26, 2022
Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event. TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event.
Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that Monkeypox testing and vaccines are a covered benefit in CHIP effective for dates of service on or after July 26, 2022.
How this impacts providers: CHIP coverage of Monkeypox testing and vaccines can be covered under CHIP outpatient hospital, clinic, and physician services.
Related Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes include:
Monkeypox laboratory test-87593
Monkeypox vaccines- 90611 and 90622
Claims submitted will be automatically reprocessed by TCHP for appropriate payment to providers. Providers do not need to submit appeals unless they are denied for other reasons after the claims reprocessing is complete.
Next steps for providers: Providers should share this communication with their staff.
