Ambulances Services Center
Spotlights
Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018 (Public Law 115-123)
- The BBA of 2018 includes three major Medicare ambulance services provisions pertaining to: Extensions of certain ground ambulance add-on payments, Development of a data collection system for ground ambulance providers and suppliers, and Payment reduction for non-emergency ESRD ambulance transports. A summary of these provisions can be found here.
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Important Links
Coding/ Billing/ Payment
- Ambulance Fee Schedule
- Zip Code to Carrier Locality File - Revised 11/14/2018 [ZIP, 4MB]
- Zip Codes requiring +4 extension - Revised 11/14/2018 [ZIP, 1KB]
- Changes to Zip Code File - Revised 11/14/2018 [ZIP, 447B]
- 2018 End of Year Zip Code File [ZIP, 4MB]
- 2017 End of Year Zip Code File - Updated 11/15/2017 [ZIP, 4MB]
- 2016 End of Year Zip Code File [ZIP, 4MB]
- 2015 End of Year Zip Code File [ZIP, 4MB]
- 2014 End of Year Zip Code File [ZIP, 4MB]
- Electronic Billing & EDI Transactions Medicare information on electronic transactions under HIPAA
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Claim Adjustment Reason and Remittance Advice Remark Codes - Opens in a new window
The latest HIPAA codes are available at the Washington Publishing Company (WPC) Website.
Public Use Files
Enrollment
Educational Resources
CMS Manuals & Transmittals
- Manuals
- Internet-Only Manuals (IOMs)
- Medicare Benefit Policy Manual - Pub. 100-02, Chapter 10 - Ambulance Services [PDF, 164KB]
- National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual - Pub. 100-03
- Current Medicare Claims Processing Manual - Pub. 100-04, Chapter 15 - Ambulance [PDF, 375KB]
- Historical (Pre-Transition to the Ambulance Fee Schedule) Medicare Claims Processing Manual - Pub. 100.04, Chapter 15 [PDF, 981KB]
- Transmittals
Policies/Regulations
- Quarterly Provider Updates
- AFS Regulations and Notices
- Guidance on Beneficiary Signature Requirements for Ambulance Claims [PDF, 33KB]
- Beneficiary Notices Initiative (BNI)
- Administrative Simplification Overview
Reports
Medicare Secondary Payer
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- Information for Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers for the National Provider Identifier Standard (NPI)
How to Stay Informed
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- Ambulance Open Door Forum
- Frequently Asked Questions - Opens in a new window
Contacts
- CMS Regional Offices
- (COBC)
Coverage
- Medicare Coverage - General Information
- Medicare Coverage Database - Opens in a new window
- National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual - Pub. 100-03
