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August 2006 Medicare Bulletin - North Carolina Insert

Posted August 4, 2006
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Computer Corneal Topography - LCD Revision

The North Carolina LCD for Computer Corneal Topography (L5790) has been revised to add ICD-9's 367.22 and 371.00. Please view the CIGNA Government Services Web site at http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com to view the policy in its entirety for your particular state.

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Skin Substitutes - LCD

A new LCD for North Carolina, Skin Substitutes (L22127) has become effective June 24, 2006. To view this policy, please visit the CIGNA Government Services Web site at: http://www.cignagovernmentservices.com/medicare_dynamic/clickwrap/lcdclickwrap.asp?sendto=NCcurrent

 

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North Carolina Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)

Designated Geographic Areas


COUNTY AREA NAME/PARTS RURAL/URBAN
Beaufort Tideland
  • Beaufort
 Rural
Bertie Roanoke-Chowan
  • Bertie
 Rural
Bladen Southeast Regional MHCA
  • Blanden
 Rural
Brunswick Brunswick Rural
Caldwell Caldwell Urban
Camden Albermarle
  • Camden
 Rural
Cherokee2

Smokey Mountain MHCA

Cherokee

 Rural
Chowan Albermarle
  • Chowan
  • Smokey Mountain
Rural
Clay2

Smokey Mountain MHCA

Clay

Rural
Columbus Southeast Regional
  • Columbus
 Rural
Currituck Albermarle
  • Currituck
 Rural
Dare Albermarle
  • Dare
 Rural
Duplin Duplin-Sampson
  • Duplin
 Rural
Gates Roanoke-Chowan
  • Gates
 Rural
Graham

Smokye Mountain MHCA

  • Graham
 Rural
Halifax Halifax MHCA
  • Halifax
Rural
Haywood2

Smokey Mountain MHCA

Haywood

Rural
Hertford Roanoke-Chowan
  • Hertford
 Rural
Hyde Tideland
  • Hyde
 Rural
Jackson2

Smokey Mountain MHCA

Jackson

 Rural
Macon2

Smokey Mountain MHCA

  • Macon
 Rural
Madison1 Madison  

Martin

Tideland

  • Martin
 Rural
Northampton

Roanoke-Chowan

  • Nothampton
 Rural
Pasquotank

Albermarie

  • Pasquotank
 Rural
Perquimans

Albermarle

  • Perquimans
 Rural
Robeson

Southeast Regional

  • Robeson
Rural
Sampson

Duplin-Sampson

  • Sampson
 Rural
Scotland

Southeast Regional

  • Scotland
Rural
Surry

Surry-Yadkin

  • Surry
  • Smokey Mountain
Rural
Swain2

Smokey Mountain MHCA

Swain

 Rural
Tyrrell

Tideland

  • Tyrell
 Rural
Washington

Tideland

  • Washington
 Rural
Yadkin

Surry-Yadkin

  • Yadkin
 Rural

 1 Classified as a Mental Health HPSA, Effective February 2, 2005

2 Classified as a Mental Health HPSA, Effective June 30, 2005

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North Carolina Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)

Designated Geographic Areas


COUNTY AREA NAME/PARTS RURAL/URBAN
Alexander All Urban
Anson All Rural
Beaufort Bayboro - Aurora
  • Richland Twp.
Belhaven - Swan Quarter
  • Bath Twp., Pantego Twp
 Rural
Bertie All Rural
Bladen1 All Rural
Caldwell Western Caldwell -
  • Globe Twp., Johns River Twp., Mulberry Twp., Patterson Twp., Wilson Creek Twp.,
 Rural
Carteret5 Eastern Cateret -
  • Atlantic Twp., Cedar Island Twp., Davis Twp., Harkers Islands Twp., Marshallberg Twp., Merrimon Twp., Portsmouth Twp., Sea Level Twp., Smyrna Twp., Stacy Twp., Strait Twp.
 Rural
Caswell All Rural
Cherokee3 Andrews Area, Valley Town Twp. Rural
Clay All Rural
Columbus All Rural
Currituck All Urban
Dare Hatteras - Ocracoke SA
  • Hatteras Twp., Kinnakeet Twp.
 Rural
Edgecombe All Urban
Franklin All Urban
Gates All Rural
Graham All Rural
Greene2 All Rural
Guilford Inner City Greensboro -
  • Census Tracts 101, 107.02, 108.01, 110, 111.01, 112, 113, 114, 115
 Urban
     
Hoke All Rural
Hyde Belhaven-Swan Quarter
  • Currituck Twp., Fairfield Twp., Lake Landing Twp., Lake Mattamuskeet Unorg., Swan Quarter Twp.
Hatteras-Ocracoke
  • Ocracoke Twp.
 Rural
Lenoir East Kinston -
  • Census Tracts 101-105, 107
 Urban
Macon1 Franklin -
  • Burningtown Twp., Cartoogechaye Twp., Cowee Twp., Ellijay Twp., Flats Twp., Franklin Twp., Millshoal Twp., Nantahala Twp., Smiths Bridge Twp.
 Rural
Mecklenburg Central Charlotte -
  • Census Tracts 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 36, 37, 38.98, 39.01, 39.02, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51.01, 52
 Urban
Montgomery1 All Rural
Northampton All Rural
     
Pamlico

Bayboro - Aurora

  • Pamlico
 Rural
Pender All Rural
Person All Rural
Randolph All Urban
Robeson All Rural
Stokes Danbury -
  • Census Tracts 701, 702, and 703
 Urban
Tyrrell All Rural
Warren All Rural
Washington All Rural

1 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective August 1, 2002.
2 Classifed as a HPSA, effective June 1, 2004.
3 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective December 1, 2004.

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