August 2007 Medicare Bulletin - Tennessee Insert
Posted August 6, 2007
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Removal of Benign Skin Lesions - Revised
The CIGNA Government Services Tennessee LCD for Removal of Benign Skin Lesions has been updated to remove diagnosis code 702.0 (Actinic Keratosis). This diagnosis was inadvertently included in the TN policy and is now being removed.
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Tennessee Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Designated Geographic Areas
| COUNTY |
AREA NAME/PARTS |
RURAL/URBAN |
| Bedford |
MHCA 19
|
Rural |
| Benton |
MHCA 21
|
Rural |
| Bledsoe |
MHCA 12
|
Rural |
| Bradley |
MHCA 10
|
Rural |
| Cannon |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Carroll |
MHCA 21
|
Rural |
| Cheatham |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Chester |
MHCA 24
|
Rural |
| Claiborne |
MHCA 5
|
Rural |
| Clay |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
Cocke |
MHCA 5
|
Rural |
| Coffee |
MHCA 19
|
Rural |
| Crockett |
Catchment Area 22
|
Rural |
| Cumberland |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Decatur |
MHCA 24
|
Rural |
| Dekalb |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Dickson |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Dyer |
Catchment Area 22
|
Rural |
| Fayette |
MHCA 25
|
Rural |
| Fentress |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Franklin |
MHCA 19
|
Rural |
| Gibson |
MHCA 21
|
Rural |
| Giles |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Grainger |
MHCA 5
|
Rural |
| Greene |
MHCA 4
|
Rural |
| Grundy |
MHCA 12
|
Rural |
| Hamblen |
MHCA 5
|
Rural |
| Hancock |
MHCA 4
|
Rural |
| Hardeman |
MHCA 24
|
Rural |
| Hardin |
MHCA 24
|
Rural |
| Hawkins |
MHCA 4
|
Rural |
| Haywood |
Catchment Area 23
|
Urban |
| Henderson |
Catchment Area 23
|
Urban |
| Henry |
MHCA 21
|
Rural |
| Hickman |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Houston |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Humphreys |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Jackson |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Jefferson |
MHCA 5
|
Rural |
| Lake |
Catchment Area 22
|
Rural |
| Lauderdale |
MHCA 25
|
Rural |
| Lawrence |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Lewis |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Lincoln |
MHCA 19
|
Rural |
| McMinn |
MHCA 10
|
Rural |
| McNairy |
MHCA 24
|
Rural |
| Macon |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Madison |
Catchment Area 23
|
Urban |
| Marion |
MHCA 12
|
Rural |
| Marshall |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Maury |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Meigs |
MHCA 10
|
Rural |
| Montgomery |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Moore |
MHCA 19
|
Rural |
| Obion |
Catchment Area 22
|
Rural |
| Overton |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Perry |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Pickett |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Polk |
MHCA 10
|
Rural |
| Putman |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Rhea |
MHCA 12
|
Rural |
| Robertson |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Sequatchie |
MHCA#12
|
Rural |
| Shelby 1 |
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Rural |
| Smith |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Stewart |
Catchment Area 14
|
Rural |
| Sumner |
MHCA 31
|
Urban |
| Tipton |
MHCA 25
|
Rural |
| Trousdale |
MHCA 31
|
Urban |
| Union |
MHCA 5
|
Rural |
| Van Buren |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Warren |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Wayne |
MHCA 20
|
Rural |
| Weakley |
Catchment Area 22
|
Rural |
| White |
MHCA 9
|
Rural |
| Wilson |
MHCA 31
|
Urban |
|
1 Classified as a Mental Health HPSA, effective July 31, 2006
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Tennessee Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
Designated Geographic Areas
| COUNTY |
AREA NAME/PARTS |
RURAL/URBAN |
| Anderson |
Briceville - Lake City
- Lake City West City Division
- New River City Division
- Lake City East City Division
|
Urban |
| Bledsoe |
Dayton/Pikeville/Decataur/Bledsoe |
Rural |
| Campbell7 |
All |
Rural |
| Cheatham |
All |
Rural |
| Chester |
All |
Rural |
| Claiborne |
All |
Rural |
| Crockett |
All |
Rural |
| Decatur |
All |
Rural |
| Dickson |
Vanleer/Shiloh
|
Urban |
| Fayette |
All |
Urban |
| Fentress6 |
All |
Rural |
| Giles4 |
All |
Rural |
| Greene |
Baileyton
- Baileyton CCD
- Jearoldstown Division
|
Rural |
| Grundy |
All |
Rural |
| Hamilton |
Middle Valley
- Soddy Daisy Division
- Middle Valley Division
- Sale Creek Division
|
Urban |
| Hancock |
All |
Rural |
| Hardeman |
All |
Rural |
| Hawkins9 |
All |
Urban |
| Haywood |
All |
Rural |
| Henderson6 |
All |
Rural |
| Hickman |
All |
Rural |
| Houston3 |
All |
Rural |
| Jackson |
All |
Rural |
| Johnson |
All |
Rural |
| Knox |
Mechanicsville -
- Census Tracts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 28
|
Urban |
| Lauderdale |
All |
Rural |
| Lewis 2 |
All |
Rural |
| Lincoln3 |
Cash Point - Blanche
|
Rural |
| Macon1 |
All |
Rural |
| Madison |
East Jackson -
|
Rural |
| Marshall 6 |
All |
Rural |
| Maury |
Fairview/Boston/Santa Fe/Santa Fe Division |
Rural |
| Meigs |
Dayton/Pikeville/Decatur/Meigs
|
Rural |
| Montgomery |
Vanleer/Shiloh
|
Urban |
| Moore8 |
All |
Rural |
| Morgan |
All |
Rural |
| Obion |
Hornbeak/Samburg
- Hornbeak/Samburg CCD
- Dixie Division
- Elbridge-Cloverdale Division
|
Rural |
| Perry |
All |
Rural |
| Pickett |
All |
Rural |
| Polk1 |
Benton/Parkville
- Benton Division
- Parkville Division
|
Rural |
| Rhea |
Dayton/Pikeville/Decatur/Rhea |
Rural |
| Rutherford |
Eagleville
- Eagleville CCD
- Bethesda/Eagleville
|
Urban |
| Stewart 3 |
All |
Rural |
| Unicoi |
All |
Urban |
| Union |
All |
Urban |
| Van Buren |
All |
Rural |
| Williamson |
Bethesda/Eagleville
- Bethesda Division/Fairview/Boston/Santa Fe/Fairview Division /Boston Division
|
Rural |
|
1 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective February 1, 2005
2 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective September 12, 2006
3 Classified as a HPSA, effective August 8, 2006
4 No longer classified as a HPSA, effective August 8, 2006
5
No longer classified as a HPSA. effective October 2, 2006
6 Classified as a HPSA, effective October 2, 2006
7 Classified as a HPSA, effective December 15, 2006
8 No longer classified as a HPSA. Effective December 15, 2006
