Transmittals

2009 Reminder for Roster Billing and Centralized Billing for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations

October Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB

Claims Submitted for Items or Services Furnished to Medicare Beneficiaries in State or Local Custody Under a Penal Authority and Examples of Application of Government Entity Exclusion

Claims Submitted for Items or Services Furnished to Medicare Beneficiaries in State or Local Custody Under a Penal Authority and Examples of Application of Government Entity Exclusion

Implementation of the Redesigned Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) System

October 2009 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files

Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 15.3, Effective October 1, 2009

Jurisdiction 13 A/B MAC Merge of the three Part B New York and the Part B Connecticut CICS Production and User Acceptance Test Regions

October Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

Incorporation of Recent Regulatory Revisions Pertinent to Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)

New Waived Tests

July Quarterly Update for 2009 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Suppliers (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

October 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 15.2, Effective July 1, 2009

July Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

Addition/Deletion of HCPCS Codes

July 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

Beneficiary-Submitted Claims

July 2009 Update to the ASC Payment System; Summary of Payment Policy Changes

Manual Update to Include Billing Instructions for Professional Component (PC) and Technical Component (TC) in Regards to One Line Global Billing for Pathology Services