October 2005 Medicare Bulletin - Idaho Insert

Posted October 4, 2005

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Table of Contents

• Arthrocentesis, Aspiration, and/or Joint Injections (L15602) - LCD
• Idaho Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
• Idaho Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
• Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) Chemistry Test (L19589) - LCD
  

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Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) Chemistry Test (L19589) - LCD

Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin) Chemistry Test (L19589) - LCD

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Arthrocentesis, Aspiration, and/or Joint Injections (L15602) - LCD

Arthrocentesis, Aspiration, and/or Joint Injections (L15602) - LCD

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Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas

Designated Geographic Areas

Effective July 1, 2004

Idaho

County	Area Name/Parts	Rural/Urban
Ada	Mental Hlth Region IV     Ada	Rural
Adams	Catchment Area # 3     Adams	Rural
Bannock	Mental Hlth Region VI     Bannock	Rural
Bear Lake	Mental Hlth Region VI     Bear Lake	Rural
Benewah	Mental Hlth Region I     Benewah	Urban
Bingham	Mental Hlth Region VI     Bingham	Rural
Blaine	Mental Hlth Region V      Blaine	Rural
Boise	Mental Hlth Region IV      Boise	Rural
Bonner	Mental Hlth Region I      Bonner	Urban
Bonneville	Mental Hlth Region VII     Bonneville	Rural
Boundary	Mental Hlth Region I      Boundary	Urban
Butte	Mental Hlth Region VII      Butte	Rural
Camas	Mental Hlth Region V      Camas	Rural
Canyon	Catchment Area # 3      Canyon	Rural
Caribou	Mental Hlth Region VI      Caribou	Rural
Cassia	Mental Hlth Region V      Cassia	Rural
Clark	Mental Hlth Region VII      Clark	Rural
Clearwater	Mental Hlth Region II     Clearwater	Rural
Custer	Mental Hlth Region VII      Custer	Rural
Elmore	Mental Hlth Region IV      Elmore	Rural
Franklin	Mental Hlth Region VI      Franklin	Rural
Fremont	Mental Hlth Region VII      Fremont	Rural
Gem	Catchment Area # 3      Gem	Rural
Gooding	Mental Hlth Region V      Gooding	Rural
Idaho	Mental Hlth Region II     Idaho	Rural
Jefferson	Mental Hlth Region VII      Jefferson	Rural
Jerome	Mental Hlth Region V      Jerome	Rural
Kootenai	Mental Hlth Region I      Kootenai	Urban
Latah	Mental Hlth Region II     Latah	Rural
Lemhi	Mental Hlth Region VII      Lemhi	Rural
Lewis	Mental Hlth Region II      Lewis	Rural
Lincoln	Mental Hlth Region V      Lincoln	Rural
Madison	Mental Hlth Region VII      Madison	Rural
Minidoka	Mental Hlth Region V      Minidoka	Rural
Nez Perce	Mental Hlth Region II      Nez Perce	Rural
Oneida	Mental Hlth REgion VI      Oneida	Rural
Owyhee	Catchment Area #3      Owyhee	Rural
Payette	Catchment Area # 3      Payette	Rural
Power	Mental Hlth Region VI      Power	Rural
Shoshone	Mental Hlth Region I      Shoshone	Urban
Teton	Mental Hlth Region VII      Teton	Rural
Twin Falls	Mental Hlth Region V      Twin Falls	Rural
Valley	Mental Hlth Region IV      Valley	Rural
Washington	Catchment Area # 3     Washington	Rural

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Idaho Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)

Designated Geographic Areas

COUNTY AREA NAME/PARTS Adams All Bannock South Bannock Division South Bannock Division Bear Lake1 Caribou/Georgetown Georgetown Division Blaine Carey Carey (CCD) Boise All Bonner Priest River Blanchard-Glengary (CCD) Priest River (CCD) Bonneville Swan Valley Division SA Swan Valley Division Boundary All Butte2 Arco/Mackay Camas All Carey 7 Baline Carey CCD Caribou1 Caribou/Georgetown SA Caribou     Clark All Clearwater11 Clearwater SA C.T. 9701.00 Elk River Elk River Division Custer1 Stanley Stanley/Challis SA Stanley (CCD) Challis Challis (CCD) Elmore All Franklin All Fremont All     Gooding3 All Idaho Riggins SA Riggins Division Elk City SA Elk City Division Jefferson5 C.T. 9601.00 Jerome4 All     Lemhi8 All Lewis Winchester Winchester Division Lincoln All     Oneida3 All Owyhee All Payette All     Teton All Washington All

¹Classified as HPSA, effective 3/1/02
² No longer classified as HPSA, effective 3/1/02
³ No longer classified as HPSA, effective 9/1/03
⁴ Classified as HPSA, effective 9/1/03
⁵ Classified as HPSA, effective 5/1/04
⁶No longer classified as a HPSA, effective April 12, 2005
⁷ Classified as a HPSA, effective November 30, 2004
⁸No longer classified as a HPSA, effective January 7, 2005

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