Transmittals

Additional Implementation Edits on Hospice Claims for Hospice Certifying Physician Medicare Enrollment

CY 2024 Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Payment Rates and Instructions for Retrieving the January 2024 Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Services Payment Rates Through the CMS Mainframe Telecommunications System

Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix B – Home Health Agencies

Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) - Delete Obsolete Reason Codes - Part 4

April Quarterly Update for 2024 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

To update the Medicare Payment Rates for routine SNF-type services by swing-bed hospitals during calendar year 2024. These rates should be used to carve out swing-bed costs on the hospital cost report.

New Physician Specialty Code for Epileptologists

New Physician Specialty Code for Epileptologists

Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix B – Home Health Agencies

Internet Only Manual Updates to Publication 100-04 to Implement Updates to Policy (Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF))

Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments -3rd Quarter Notification for FY 2024

Additional Enforcement of Required County Codes on Home Health Claims

National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.7 Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting

National Coverage Determination (NCD) 20.7 Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting

Implementation of the Award for the Jurisdiction 15 (J-15) Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (J15 A/B MAC)

Updates to Pub. 100-04 Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 20, Section 181.1 Payment for Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items

Outlier Reconciliation and Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Updates for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS

April 2024 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center [ASC] Payment System

July 2024 Quarterly Update to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)