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2020 Annual Update of Per-Beneficiary Threshold Amounts	11/14/2019
2020 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List	11/14/2019
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Update to Status Indicators	11/14/2019
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs) - April 2020 Update	11/07/2019
Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Drug/Biological Code Changes - October 2019 Update	11/07/2019
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments for All Mental Health Specialties	11/05/2019
Implementation to Exchange the List of Electronic Medical Documentation Requests (eMDR) for Registered Providers via the Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) System	11/04/2019
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 26.0, Effective January 1, 2020	10/31/2019
Updating Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Payment Rates	10/21/2019
Add Dates of Service (DOS) for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination (PPV) Health Care Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes (90670, 90732), and Remove Next Eligible Dates for PPV HCPCS	10/14/2019
Home Health Orders for Nurse Practitioners under the Maryland Total Cost of Care (TCOC) Model	10/14/2019
October 2019 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ACS) Payment System	10/09/2019
Ambulance Inflation Factor for Calendar Year (CY) 2020 and Productivity Adjustment	10/07/2019
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs) - January 2020 Update	10/02/2019
Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for January 2020	10/01/2019
January 2020 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files	10/01/2019
October 2019 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files	09/19/2019
2019-2020 Influenza (Flu) Resources for Health Care Professionals	09/10/2019
Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related State of North Carolina Claims	09/06/2019
Medicare Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Revised Information for Laboratories on Collecting and Reporting Data for the Private Payor Rate-Based Payment System	09/06/2019
2020 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments	09/05/2019
Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related States of Georgia and South Carolina Claims	09/05/2019
2020 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update	09/04/2019
Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update 2020	09/04/2019
Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Claims	09/04/2019
Hurricane Dorian and Medicare Disaster Related State of Florida Claims	09/04/2019
Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances - Annual Update for 2019-2020 Season	09/04/2019
October Quarterly Update for 2019 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	09/04/2019
Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update	08/26/2019
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) October 2019 Code set Update	08/26/2019
Implement Operating Rules - Phase III Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) and Claim Adjustment Group Code (CAGC) Rule - Update from Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) CORE	08/26/2019
Medicare Coverable Services for Integrative and Nonpharmacological Chronic Pain Management	08/21/2019
New Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) Get It, Use It	08/21/2019
Manual Update to Sections 1.2 and 10.2.1 in Chapter 18 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual	08/19/2019
Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - October 2019 Update	08/19/2019
Bypassing Payment Window Edits for Donor Post-Kidney Transplant Complication Services	08/12/2019
Instructions for Use of Informational Remittance Advice Remark Code Alert on Laboratory Service Remittance Advices	08/06/2019
Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Affiliates' Requirement to Include Demonstration Code 77 on SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver Claims	08/06/2019
October Quarterly Update to 2019 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement	08/06/2019
Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment	08/06/2019
Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging - Educational and Operations Testing Period - Claims Processing Requirements	07/29/2019
Documentation of Medical Necessity of the Home Visit; and Physician Management Associated with Superficial Radiation Treatment	07/26/2019
New Waived Tests	07/24/2019
July 2019 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System	07/17/2019
Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for October 2019	07/16/2019
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 25.3 Effective October 1, 2019	07/16/2019
Tropical Storm Barry and Medicare Disaster Related Louisiana Claims	07/16/2019
Update to Coverage of Intravenous Immune Globulin for Treatment of Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases in the Home	07/16/2019
Pre-Diabetes Services: Referring Patients to the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program	07/11/2019
Reduce Risk of Opioid Overdose Deaths by Avoiding and Reducing Co-Prescribing Benzodiazepines	07/11/2019
Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Changes to Assist Beneficiaries Enrolled in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program	07/10/2019
Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment	07/05/2019
July Quarterly Update for 2019 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	07/03/2019
Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Drug/Biological Code Changes - July 2019 Update	06/27/2019
Implement Operating Rules - Phase III Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC), and Claim Adjustment Group Code (CAGC) Rule - Update from Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) CORE	06/11/2019
Documentation of Medical Necessity of the Home Visit, and Physician Management Associated with Superficial Radiation Treatment	05/31/2019
Additional Processing Instructions to Update the Standard Paper Remit (SPR)	05/23/2019
Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update	05/21/2019
Proper Use of Modifier 59	05/21/2019
Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update	05/21/2019
Reporting the HCPCS Level II Modifiers of the Patient Relationship Categories and Codes	05/17/2019
Educational Resources to Assist Chiropractors with Medicare Billing	05/13/2019
Use of the AT modifier for Chiropractic Billing (New Information Along with Information in MM3449)	05/13/2019
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs)	05/09/2019
Documentation of Evaluation and Management Services of Teaching Physicians	05/06/2019
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database File Record Layout	05/06/2019
Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - July 2019 Update	05/06/2019
Re-implementation of the AMCC Lab Panel Claims Payment System Logic	05/06/2019
Typhoon Yutu and Medicare Disaster Related Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Claims	05/02/2019
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2018 Alaska Earthquake	04/23/2019
Implementation to Exchange the List of Enrollment in Electronic Medical Documentation Requests (eMDR) for Registered Providers via the Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation (esMD) System	04/22/2019
National Coverage Determination (NCD90.2): Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)	04/18/2019
New Waived Tests	04/16/2019
Pub. 100-04, Chapter 29 - Appeals of Claims Decisions - Revisions	04/16/2019
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 25.2 Effective July 1, 2019	04/01/2019
Evaluation and Management (E/M) When Performed with Superficial Radiation Treatment	03/29/2019
Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2019	03/28/2019
July 2019 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files	03/27/2019
April 2019 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System	03/25/2019
Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April 2019 Update	03/20/2019
Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update	03/18/2019
Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (NGACO) Model Post Discharge Home Visit HCPCS	03/11/2019
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits	02/27/2019
NCD 20.4 Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs)	02/27/2019
April Quarterly Update for 2019 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	02/20/2019
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) April 2019 Code Set Update	02/20/2019
Modification of the MCS Claims Processing System Logic for Modifier 59, XE, XS, XP, and XU Involving the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure to Procedure (PTP) Column One and Column Two Codes	02/20/2019
Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) - Clarification of Payment Rules and Expansion of International Classification of Diseases Tenth Edition (ICD-10) Diagnosis Codes	02/08/2019
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)	02/07/2019
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2018 California Wildfires	02/07/2019
Update to Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) Programs	02/07/2019
Independent Laboratory Billing of Laboratory Tests for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Beneficiaries and the Sunset of the CB Modifier	02/05/2019
Processing Instructions to Update the Standard Paper Remit (SPR)	02/05/2019
Guidance on Coding and Billing Date of Service on Professional Claims	02/04/2019
April 2019 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files	01/29/2019
Updates to Reflect Removal of Functional Reporting Requirements and Therapy Provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018	01/29/2019
Hurricane Maria and Medicare Disaster Related United States Virgin Islands and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Claims	01/25/2019
Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule	01/23/2019
Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment	01/22/2019
January 2019 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System	01/17/2019
Medicare Coverage for Chiropractic Services - Medical Record Documentation Requirements for Initial and Subsequent Visits	01/15/2019
2019 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List	01/14/2019
Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens	01/14/2019
Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30 Revisions	01/14/2019
New Waived Tests	01/14/2019
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 25.1 Effective April 1, 2019	01/14/2019
Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage (SNF ABN)	01/14/2019
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)	01/08/2019
Updates to Immunosuppressive Guidance	01/03/2019
New Physician Specialty Code for Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	12/21/2018
Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model 2019 Benefit Enhancement	12/17/2018
Quarterly Influenza Virus Vaccine Code Update - January 2019	12/17/2018
Hurricane Florence and Medicare Disaster Related North Carolina, South Carolina, and the Commonwealth of Virginia Claims	12/13/2018
Hurricane Michael and Medicare Disaster Related Florida and Georgia Claims	12/13/2018
Revision of Definition of the Physician Supervision of Diagnostic Procedures, Clarification of DSMT Telehealth Services, and Establishing a Modifier for Expanding the Use of Telehealth for Individuals with Stroke	12/11/2018
Annual Update to the Per-Beneficiary Therapy Amounts	12/05/2018
Ambulance Inflation Factor for Calendar Year 2019 and Productivity Adjustment	12/04/2018
Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, Telehealth Originating Site Facility Fee Payment Amount and Telehealth Services List, CT Modifier Reduction List, and Preventive Services List	12/04/2018
Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 25.0, Effective January 1, 2019	12/03/2018
New Modifier for Expanding the Use of Telehealth for Individuals with Stroke	11/28/2018
Quarterly Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcemen	11/20/2018
Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update	11/20/2018
New Waived Tests	11/19/2018
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)	11/12/2018
Certifying Patients for the Medicare Home Health Benefit	11/07/2018
Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2019	11/07/2018
A Prescriber's Guide to the New Medicare Part D Opioid Overutilization Policies for 2019	11/02/2018
Annual Clotting Factor Furnishing Fee Update 2019	09/10/2018
Reminder on Billing Requirements Implemented for non-OPPS Providers	09/05/2018
Review of Opioid Use during the Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE) and Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)	08/30/2018
Current Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Supplies	08/17/2018
Prohibition Billing Dually Eligible Individuals Enrolled in the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program	06/27/2018
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2017 California Wildfires	04/03/2018
Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Response to the 2017 Southern California Wildfires	04/03/2018
Proper Coding for Specimen Validity Testing Billed in Combination with Drug Testing	04/02/2018
Foot Care Coverage Guidelines	01/29/2018
Next Generation Accountable Care Organization - Implementation	01/25/2018
Hurricane Nate and Medicare Disaster Related Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi Claims	01/22/2018
Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE) and Bilateral Surgical Procedures	01/18/2018
Proper Use of Modifier 59	01/04/2018