Transmittals

Face-to-Face Encounter Requirements for Replacements Occurring After the Reasonable Use Lifetime (RUL)

Upload of Hospice Aggregate Cap Determination Letters and Hospice Filed Self-Determined Hospice Cap Documentation into the System for Tracking Audit and Reimbursement (STAR)

Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Stay of Enrollment

April 2026 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

Provider Education for the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Services (IRFs)

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)

Internet-Only Manual Update, Pub. 100-04, Chapter 18 (Preventive and Screening Services), Section 10.2.1

Revisions to Chapter 12 (The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program) of Publication (Pub.) 100-08 (Medicare Program Integrity Manual)

April 2026 Coding Updates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)

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

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

Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2026 Update

Manual Updates Adding language to the Timing and Content of Certification, Revocation and Discharge Guidance, and Hospice Election

Update to the Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-04, Chapter 32, Sections 40.1 and 40.2.1 for Updates in Change Request (CR) 14263 International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)--April 2026

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

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

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

Annual Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code Files for the Remainder of Calendar Year 2026

Indian Health Services (IHS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2026

This transmittal updates Chapter 40, Hospital and Hospital Health Care Complex Cost Report (Form CMS-2552-10), by clarifying and revising the existing instructions and by revising existing edits. Effective dates vary.