Jackie,
1. Not sure why
you're sending this message to WEDI's security list server rather than, say,
business, transactions, and/or codesets. But since you did
...
2. The current
HIPAA Electronic Transactions regulations don't call for HCPCS drugs and
biologics codes to become NDC codes. Rather, the regulations call for
ceasing all use of HCPCS codes for drugs and biologics, and only using NDC
codes. And therein lies a huge problem.
3. HCPCS drugs
and biologics codes do not match to NDC codes; particularly in settings other
than Retail Pharmacy.
4. As a
consequence, the 5/31/2002 "Modifications to Standards for Electronic
Transactions and Code Sets" NPRM
(a) proposed
that NDC codes be used only in Retail Pharmacy transactions,
(b) tentatively
eliminated all HIPAA codes standards for drugs and biologics outside of
Retail Pharmacy transactions, and
(c) asked for
public comments on what drugs and biologics codes standards -- perhaps
HCPCS -- should be used in transactions outside of the Retail
Pharmacy setting.
[Note: The comment period on
this NPRM closed on 1 July.]
5. So, to answer
your real question ... nobody really knows right now! Do you, perchance,
know one or more NDC codes for thallous chloride or other radiological
'injectables'?
Don't know if the above helps or
not, but that's the way it is, Friday, 12 July 2002.
Dave Feinberg
Rensis Corporation [A Consulting Company]
206-617-1717
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 12:57
PM
Subject: NDC CODE STANDARDS
In researching HIPAA transaction code standards we see that
the current HCPCS drug codes will become 11 digit NDC codes. Does this
also include radiopharamceutical agents utilized in cardiac nuclear imaging
procedures such as thallous chloride (A9505)?.
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