Transmittals

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)

Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2025 Update

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits

Update to Provider Enrollment Appeals and Rebuttals Processing Instructions and Model Letters

Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication (Pub.) 100-04 Chapter 3, Inpatient Hospital Billing, Section 20.2.1

Rejections in the Medicare Adjudication Portal (MAP)

Phase 5: Implementation to Expand Monetary Amount Fields Related to Billing and Payment to Accommodate 10-Digits in Length ($99,999,999.99)

Principal Diagnosis Code Reporting Update for Hospice and Manual Updates to Sections 30.3, 40.2, and 50 of Chapter 11 of the Claims Processing Manual: Processing Hospice Claims

Updates to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication100-06 Chapters 3 Overpayments and 4 Debt Collection

Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Create a New Additional Development Request (ADR) Location Prior Authorization (PA) Claims

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

Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)

Manual Updates Regarding Home Health Adjustments and Skilled Nursing Facility, Home Health and Hospice Pricer Information

Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Medicare Claims Processing Manual for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs)

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule – Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens and New Updates for 2025

Roster Billing for Hepatitis B - July 2025 Release

Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code File for April 2025 Files

April 2025 Coding Updates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)

"Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) User Enhancement Change Request (UECR) - Creation of New Reason Codes to Validate the National Provider Identifier (NPI) on Prior Authorization (PA) Unique Tracking Numbers (UTNs) and Claims."

User Enhancement Change Request (UECR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS) - Updates to the Automated Paperless Exception System (APEX) Request Screen (APEX/1).