Transmittals

2011 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update

Further Instruction for Implementation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) version 5010 for Transaction 835 - Health Care Claim Payment/Advice and Updated Standard Paper Remit (SPR)

J11 Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC) New Part A Workload Number for the State of North Carolina

Eligible Physicians and Practitioners Who Need to Enroll in the Medicare Program for the Sole Purpose of Ordering and Referring Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

October Update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

2011 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

October 2010 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

2010 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List

Medicare Fee-For-Service Emergency Policies and Procedures: Questions and Answers For All Types of Emergencies and Disasters; Rescission of Change Requests (CRs) 5099, 6146, 6164, 6174, 6209, 6256, 6280, 6284, and 6378

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 5010 and D.0 Certification Program October to December 2010

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) National Competitive Bidding (NCB) Implementation- Phase 11E: Remittance Advice (RA) and Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Messages for Round One

Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) Programs - Dr. Ornish';s Program for Reversing Heart Disease and the Pritikin Program

Clarification on the Effective Date on the Procedure Status Indicator for Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code 80101

Positron Emission Tomography (FDG PET) for Initial Treatment Strategy (PI) in Solid Tumors and Myeloma

Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use

Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use

Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC) and the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC MAC) Procedures for Third Party Notification of Deceased Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotic and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier Associates

Maintenance and Update of the Temporary Hook Created to Hold OPPS Claims that Include Certain Drug HCPCS Codes

October 2010 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)