Transmittals

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Code Update

Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for October 2010

Billing and Claims Processing for Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) Services

Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies

October Quarterly Update for 2010 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and the Hospice Pricer for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

Collagen Meniscus Implant

Validating the Billing of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 50/50 Rule Modifier

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

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) (FDG) for Cervical Cancer

Change in Provider Enrollment Timeliness Standards for Certain Paper Applications

Requirements for Hospital Attestation and Billing of Fiscal Year 2007 and 2008 Informational Only Inpatient Claims for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

Requirements for Hospital Attestation and Billing of Fiscal Year 2007 and 2008 Informational Only Inpatient Claims for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries

Revised Payment Files for the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) and Retroactive Provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) (the Affordable Care Act)

Revised Payment Files for the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) and Retroactive Provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) (the Affordable Care Act)

Clinical Review Judgment

Clinical Review Judgment (CRJ)

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

July 2010 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files