Transmittals

New Codes for Therapist Assistants Providing Maintenance Programs in the Home Health Setting

Updates to Ensure the Original 1-Day and 3-Day Payment Window Edits are Consistent With Current Policy

Addition of the QW modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code U0002 and 87635

Quarterly Update to the Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Pricer

July 2020 Quarterly Update to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Pricer

Provider Education for Required Prior Authorization (PA) of Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services

Update to the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2020 - Recurring July File Update

New Waived Tests

New Waived Tests

Implementation of the Award for the Jurisdiction 5 Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (J-5 A/B MAC)

Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update

April 2020 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 21.1

Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update

April 2020 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments -3rd Qtr Notification for FY 2020

File Conversions Related to the Spanish Translation of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Descriptions

Quarterly Update to the Fiscal Year 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Pricer

Implementation of Additional Requirement to add Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPC) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) - HCPC/CPT as Paired Items of Service for Prior Authorization and Medicare Claims Processing for Part A and Home Health and Hospice

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2020 Update