Transmittals

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 005010 837 Institutional (837I) Edits and 005010 837 Professional (837P) Edits - October 2011 Version

Home Health Therapy Services

Corrections to Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Outlier Limitation

Enhance the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) and ViPS Medicare System (VMS) to maintain five full years of pricing data and to automatically price claims/adjustments at the rates in effect at the dates of service

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

Changes to the Time Limits for Filing Medicare Fee-For-Service Claims

Revision of the ICD-9 CM Codes Recognized for a Co-morbidity Payment Adjustment under the End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System

Expand the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Diagnosis File to Accommodate ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes

Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 (MMEA) Extension of Reasonable Cost Payment for Clinical Lab Tests Furnished by Hospitals with Fewer Than 50 Beds in Qualified Rural Areas

2011 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Consolidated Billing for Limited Part B Services

Home Oxygen Use to Treat Cluster Headache (CH)

Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Companion Guide

Emergency Update to CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Database

ICD-10 Implementation Information

Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program 2010 Updates

New Physician Specialty Code for Geriatric Psychiatry

Medicare Quality Standards and Beneficiary Protections for Respiratory Equipment, Power Mobility Devices, and Other Related Durable Medical Equipment

Important News about Flu Shot Frequency for Medicare Beneficiaries

Results of the 2010 Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS)