Transmittals

Additional Updates to Chapter 15 of the Program Integrity Manual (PIM)

Informational Unsolicited Response (IUR) or Reject for Ambulance SNF to SNF Transfer

State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix J, Guidance to Surveyors: Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, nomenclature revisions.

Medicare Appeals System (MAS) Level 1 Implementation

State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 1 revisions for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)

Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2014

Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2014

Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2014

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)-Implementation of Permanent CPT Code

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)-Implementation of Permanent CPT Code

Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 20.1, Effective April 1, 2014

Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 20.1, Effective April 1, 2014

Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) Low Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) Add-On Factor

State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 3 Policy and Nomenclature revisions for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID)

New Influenza Virus Vaccine Code

Merge of the Daily CMS-1522 PULSE Roll-Up Number Report Data for A/B MAC Workloads.

Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code File for April 2014

Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment

The Medicare Contractors and the Shared Systems Shall Send the Correct Cost Avoided Indicator and Special Project Type to the Common Working File (CWF) so the Correct Savings is applied both to the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Savings Report and the Originating Contractor

Removal of Existing Material in Chapter 14 of the Program Integrity Manual