Transmittals

Update to Chapter 15 of the Program Integrity Manual (PIM).

Update to Chapter 15 of the Program Integrity Manual (PIM).

Clarifies calculation of the 2 percent Medicare sequestration adjustment, as indicated in the Office of Management and Budget Report to the Congress on the sequestration. Revised to reflect proper coding, usage, and identical cost center description terminology

Update the Medicare Secondary Payer Manuals to Indicate Unsolicited Refund Documentation is No Longer a Justification for Submission of a "I" record.

New Waived Tests

New Waived Tests

Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI)Edits, Version 19.3, Effective October 1, 2013

Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI)Edits, Version 19.3, Effective October 1, 2013

Billing Social Work Psychological Services in Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs)

Billing Social Work Psychological Services in Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs)

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Model 4 Bundled Payments for Care Improvement - Episode of Care - Implementation Phase 3

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Model 4 Bundled Payments for Care Improvement - Episode of Care - Implementation Phase 3

Incentive Payment Related to Prior Authorization for Power Mobility Devices (PMD)

Incentive Payment Related to Prior Authorization for Power Mobility Devices (PMD)

Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2014

Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2014

Update to Pub. 100-08, Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 13

Elimination of SMART FACTS for PSCs/ZPICs (SMP Program)

Appeals Revisions-Final Regulations

Coding Requirements for Laboratory Specimen Collection Update