Based on Medi-Cal Bulletins and NewsFlashes, CalOptima Health has updated the procedure codes and other relevant information for the subjects listed below:
- Justice-Involved (JI) Reentry Initiative: Provider Types Updated for General and Care Management Services
- Justice-Involved (JI) Reentry Initiative: Telecommunications Modifier GQ is Reimbursable
- COVID-19 PHE Audits for Free-Standing Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Family PACT HCPCS Code Rate Update for 2026 Quarter 2
- HCPCS Code G0328 Added as a Medi-Cal Benefit
- UB-04 Claim Form Required for HCPCS Codes J3392 and J3394 Under CGT Access Model
- Reminder: Importance of Fostering a Doula-Friendly Environment
- Clinical Laboratory Rates Updated Effective July 1, 2026
- PAD Rates 2026 Quarter Two Update
- CPT Code 66174 Reimbursement Rates Updated
- Taxonomy Code Requirements Added to Claim Form Examples
- New RAD Codes 0982 and 0983 Added
- Provider Manual Revisions
- Policy Clarified for Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapies
- October 2026 Deletions to the List of Contracted Advanced Wound Care Products
- Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Program Update
- FQHC or RHC Providers: Updates to Psychological Associate Services Billing and MFT CSOSR Requirements
For detailed information regarding these changes, please refer to:
- General Medicine Bulletin 624
https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/publications/bulletin?community=general-medicine - Audiology and Hearing Aids Bulletin 609
https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/publications/bulletin?community=audiology-and-hearing-aids - Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Bulletin 609
https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/publications/bulletin?community=durable-medical-equipment-and-medical-supplies - Medi-Cal NewsFlashes
https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/news/33750.28
https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/news/34037
To access the updated Physician Administered Drug Prior Authorization List (PAD PA List), please refer to
https://www.caloptima.org/en/for-providers/claims-and-eligibility/prior-authorizations.