Transmittals

Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for April 2007

April 2007 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 8.1

April Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database

Outpatient Clinical Laboratory Tests Furnished by Hospitals With Fewer Than 50 Beds in Qualified Rural Areas

Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for Oncology Treatment Payment Adjustment

Emergency Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database

Revisions to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Disclosure Format

Medicare Exclusion Database (MED) Addition of National Provider Identifier (NPI)

Continuation of Legacy Number Reporting on Outbound Claims for COBA Process

Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Changes for Implementation of Stage 3 of National Provider Identifier (NPI)

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Common Working File (CWF) Edit Bypass Instructons for Hospital Emergency Room Services Spanning Multiple Service Dates

Colorectal Cancer Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy Coinsurance Payment Change

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Changes to Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services

Adding Three CMS Specialty Codes for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)

National Provider Identifier Accounts Receivable Netting Process

Adding Three CMS Specialty Codes for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)

Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Coding & Reporting Principles

Program Overview: 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

Additional Codes for Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP)

Revise the VIPS Medicare System (VMS) and Medicare Contractor System (MCS) to Expand Files to Include a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Each Legacy Provider Identifier