Transmittals

October 2008 Update to the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System; Summary of Payment Policy Changes

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

Reporting National Provider Identifiers (NPI) on claims for Out-of-Jurisdiction Purchased Mammography Preventive Screening and Diagnostic Services

New Patient Discharge Status Code 21 to Define Discharges or Transfers to Court/Law Enforcement

Correction to the Editing of Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Codes on Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Claims

Medicare Claims Processing Manual Clarifications for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Therapy Billing

New Waived Tests

Type of Bill (TOB) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) from 73x to 77x

Revision to Processing Hospice Visit Charges on Remittance Advices and Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs)

Processing and Payment of Physician and Non-Physician Practitioner Services Reassigned to Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)

Correction to the Editing of Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Codes on Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Claims

Payment for Maintenance and Servicing of Certain Oxygen Equipment as a Result of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008

Program Overview: 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) And The 2009 Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing) Incentive Program

Medicare Claims Processing Manual Clarifications for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Therapy Billing

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

Instructions for the Implementation of the Internet-Based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS)

Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Ordering/Referring Providers for claims processed by Medicare Carriers and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)

July 2009 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 10.2

Additional Data Collection on Hospice Claims

Modification of the Common Working File (CWF) Copybook to Transmit