Transmittals

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in the Home for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF) Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix U - Religious Nonmedical Healthcare Institutions

National Coverage Determination (NCD) 110.17- Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

Quarterly Update for the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) – July 2026

The Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Submission of Copybook Files to the Provider Statistical & Reimbursement (PS&R) System

National Fee Schedule for Vaccine Administration Quarterly Update - July 2026

Laboratory Specimen Collection Travel Allowance Billing to the Tenth of a Mile

Completion of Changes to Remove Reliance on the AX Modifier to Accurately Pay End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Front End Updates for October 2026

Require Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Users to Begin Using Phishing-resistant Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Login

Extensions of Certain Temporary Changes to the Low-Volume Hospital Payment Adjustment and the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Program under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments -3rd Quarter Notification for FY 2026

Records and Information Management Requirements Updates to Pub. 100-01, Medicare General Information, Eligibility and Entitlement Manual, Chapter 7, Section 30

Contractor Instructions to Modify the Ambulatory Surgical Center Fee Schedule (ASC FS) Layout and ASC DRUG Record Layout

New Monthly Adjustment Process for Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospital Interim Bills Verifying Patient Status and Service Dates.

Bypassing Reason Codes 31006 and 31007 for Outpatient Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Services Furnished by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Add-on Code (AOC) Edits, Version Q32026, Effective July 1, 2026

Updates to Pub. 100-09, Chapter 6 Beneficiary and Provider Communications Manual, Chapter 6, Provider Customer Service Program (PCSP)

April 2026 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) for Heart Failure (HF)