Update on Vaccine Payment and Messaging

NCTracks has been updated so that timely and accurate reimbursement for vaccines will now occur. Claims that were erroneously denied have been automatically reprocessed for providers.

Some providers have received the following misleading error message (01174) regarding vaccines for Health Choice recipients: THANKS FOR REPORTING VACCINE TO OUR DATABASE. THIS VACCINE IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE THROUGH THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM AND THEREFORE IS NOT REIMBURSABLE THROUGH MEDICAID.

As always, the recommended vaccines for children younger than 18 years of age are available at no cost to providers for children eligible for the Vaccines for Children program. And, as always, vaccines available through the Vaccines for Children program are not available for insured children, including those children enrolled in NC Health Choice.