Transmittals

Claim Status Category and Claimn Status Code Update

Update to List of ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes Not Requiring the Q0 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Modifier for Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) Services Provided in a Clinical Study

Positron Emission Tomography (NaF-18) to Identify Bone Metastasis of Cancer

Instructions on How to Process Negative Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) Adjustment Amounts when Certain CARCs Appear on Medicare Secondary Payer Claims

Collagen Meniscus Implant

Revised Payment Files for the 2010 Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System

One-Time Mailing of Solicitation Letter to Physicians and Non-Physician Practitioners Who Are Currently Enrolled In Medicare But Who Do Not Have Enrollment Records In The Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)

New Waived Tests

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

July 2010 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 11.2

Update-Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Rate Year 2011

Dermal Injections for Treatment of Facial Lipodystrophy Syndrome (LDS)

Clarification of the Date of Service for Maintenance and Servicing Payments for Certain Oxygen Equipment after July 1, 2010

Clarification on Use of the Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNFABN) and Denial Letters

Reprocessing of Claims for Certain Replacement Parts, Accessories, or Supplies for Prosthetic Implants and Surgically Implanted Durable Medical Equipment (DME) with Dates of Service of October 27, 2008, through December 31, 2009

Correction to the Claims Processing Internet Only Manual (IOM) to Reinstate Previous Instructions Regarding Payment Jurisdiction for Reassigned Services

Guidelines to Allow Contractors to Develop and Utilize Procedures for Accepting and Processing Appeals via Facsimile and/or via a Secure Internet Portal/Application

The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and E-Prescribing (eRx) Medicare Quality Reporting Incentive Programs Manual

Enhancements to Home Health (HH) Consolidated Billing Enforcement

October Quarterly Update to 2010 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement