Transmittals

Screening Pelvic Examinations

Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software Changes for July 2008

New Waived Tests

July 2008 Update to the ASC Payment System; Summary of Payment Policy Changes

Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update

July 2008 Quarterly Update for the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - New Waived Tests

Critical Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291 - 99292)

July Update to the 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

Instructions for Institutional Providers and Suppliers Billing Self-Referred Mammography Claims Regarding the Attending/Referring Physician National Provider Identifier (NPI)

Institutional Services Paid on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)

Part B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Quarterly Drug List Update

Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 14.2, Effective July 1, 2008

July Quarterly Update for 2008 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

ASC Manualization

Phase 1 of Manual Revisions to Reflect Payment Changes for DMEPOS Items as a Result of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005

Billing Blood and Blood Products

New HCPCS Codes for April 2008 Update

Nursing Facility Services (Codes 99304 - 99318)