Transmittals

2010 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) for the Common Working File (CWF), A/B MACs, Medicare Carriers and Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs)

Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - Annual Update for 2009-2010 Season

Announcement of Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Payment Rate Increases

Implementation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) version 5010 for Transaction 835 - Health Care Claim Payment/Advice

Billing for Services Related to Voluntary Uses of Advance Beneficiary Notices of Noncoverage (ABNs)

Processing of Non-Covered International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) Procedure Codes on Inpatient Hospital Claims

Tracking the Hospice Attending Physician

New Physician Specialty Code for Geriatric Psychiatry

Compliance Standards for Consignment Closets and Stock and Bill Arrangements

Revised Processing of Osteoporosis Drugs under the Home Health Benefit

Wrong Surgical or Other Invasive Procedure Performed on a Patient; Surgery or Other Invasive Procedure Performed on the Wrong Body Part; and Surgical or Other Invasive Procedure Performed on the Wrong Patient

One-Time Mailing of Supplier Responsibilities Letter

Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility Manual

Appeals Revisions

Sleep Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apena (OSA)

Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments--Fourth Notification for FY 2009

Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update

2009 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List

Revision to Certain instructions Related to Provider Enrollment Deactivations and Revocations

Coding and Reporting Principles for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and the Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing) Incentive Programs