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2002 Program Memos | 2002 Program Transmittals

These issuance's are official agency transmittals used for communicating reminder items, request for action or information of a one time only, non-recurring nature. To sort the Table of Contents, click your mouse on any column heading. To reverse the order of the sort, click on the sort order icon (Sorted in Descreasing Order or Sorted in Increasing Order).

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FILE Adobe PDF Icon Sorted in Decreasing Order  COMM DATE SUBJECT IMPL DATE CR NUM
A-02-129 1/3/2003 2003 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 1/6/2003 2503
AB-02-184 1/3/2003 Provider Notification of Denials Based on Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) N/A 2305
A-02-128 1/3/2003 Revision to 42CFR 405.371 Suspension, Offset and Recoupment of Medicare Payments to Providers and Suppliers of Services 1/1/2003 2508
AB-02-185 12/31/2002 Deletion of Q codes and Reactivation of CPT codes for Hepatitis B Vaccine N/A 2536
AB-02-178 12/27/2002 Clarification of the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program Contractor Resolution Process (CCRP) 12/27/2002 2002
AB-02-179 12/27/2002 Complaint Screening 12/27/2002 2406
AB-02-180 12/27/2002 Coverage and Billing for Home Prothrombin Time International Normalized Ratio (INR) Monitoring for Anticoagulation Management 12/27/2002 2323
AB-02-182 12/27/2002 Coverage and Billing of Sacral Nerve Stimulation 1/1/2003 2532
AB-02-183 12/27/2002 Coverage of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities 4/1/2003 2388
B-02-092 12/27/2002 Electromagnetic Stimulation 4/1/2003 2447
B-02-091 12/27/2002 Provider Education Article: Requirements for Payment of Medicare Claims for Foot and Nail Care Services 12/27/2002 2374
A-02-127 12/24/2002 Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2002 6/18/2002 2210
AB-02-181 12/23/2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Update and the 2003 Participation Enrollment Process 12/23/2002 2486
B-02-089 12/20/2002 Further Instructions Regarding the Reasonable Charge Update for 2003 for Splints and Casts 1/1/2003 2510
B-02-090 12/20/2002 Implementation of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Telecommunications Standard Version 5.1 and the Equivalent Batch Standard Version 1.1 for Retail Pharmacy Drug Transactions -- CORRECTION 4/1/2003 2455
AB-02-177 12/20/2002 Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services to Hospital Patients 4/1/2001 1499
A-02-125 12/20/2002 Installation of Version 29.0 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Reporting System 4/1/2003 2506
A-02-126 12/20/2002 Instructions Regarding Hospital Outlier Payments 12/20/2002 2528
AB-02-176 12/20/2002 Prior Approval Requirement for Data Center and Front End Movement 6/27/2001 1696
B-02-088 12/13/2002 Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 9.1, Effective April 1, 2003 4/1/2003 2477
A-02-123 12/13/2002 Hospital Billing for Immunosuppressive Drugs Furnished to Transplant Patients--ACTION 1/1/2003 2488
A-02-124 12/13/2002 Necessary Changes to Implement Special Add-On Payments for New Technologies 4/1/2003 2301
AB-02-175 12/11/2002 Revisions to Common Working File Edits for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) to Permit Payments for Certain Diagnostic Services Furnished to Beneficiaries Receiving Treatment for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) at an Independent or Provider-Based Dialysis Facility 4/1/2003 2475
A-02-122 12/3/2002 Notice Regarding Cost-to-Charge Ratios and Inpatient Outlier Payments 12/3/2002 2500
AB-02-174 12/3/2002 Single Drug Pricer (SDP) N/A 2381
AB-02-173 11/29/2002 Ambulance Fee Schedule Updates for 2003 1/1/2003 2489
AB-02-172 11/29/2002 Next Generation Desktop Data Center Connectivity - Security Information Clarification to Change Request 2079 (AB-02-073) Dated May 16, 2002 12/13/2002 2390
A-02-121 11/29/2002 Skilled Nursing Facility Adjustments Billing: Adjustments to HIPPS Codes Resulting From MDS Corrections 10/1/2000 1224
AB-02-171 11/25/2002 X12N Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry/Response (270/271) Transaction Security and Connectivity Instructions 4/1/2003 2452
AB-02-168 11/22/2002 Advance Beneficiary Notice and DMEPOS Refund Requirements - Corrections to PM AB-02-114 12/2/2002 2415
A-02-120 11/22/2002 Change in Requirements for Medicare Payment for Low Osmolar Contrast Material (LOCM) Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 4/1/2003 2185
AB-02-170 11/22/2002 File Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2003 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) HCPC Code Additions and Deletions 1/1/2003 2454
AB-02-169 11/22/2002 Notice Requirement Related to Local Medical Review Policies (LMRP) 11/22/2002 2472
AB-02-167 11/19/2002 Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments 11/19/2002 2429
AB-02-166 11/12/2002 Editing of the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) and Use of the HPTC Crosswalk 4/1/2003 2437
A-02-119 11/8/2002 0001 Revenue Line Direction for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim 4/1/2003 2387
AB-02-163 11/8/2002 2003 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment Method 1/1/2003 2420
A-02-118 11/8/2002 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Enforcement, Updated SNF Help File 1/1/2003 2459
AB-02-164 11/8/2002 Carrier, DMERC, Intermediary and RHHI Processing Requirements for Claims Edited by CWF for Medicare Beneficiaries in State or Local Custody Under a Penal Authority 4/1/2003 2022
AB-02-158 11/8/2002 Common Working File (CWF), Fiscal Intermediary (FI), and Carrier Edits and Policy Clarification for Peripheral Neuropathy With Loss of Protective Sensation (LOPS) in People With Diabetes 1/1/2003 2444
AB-02-161 11/8/2002 Coverage and Billing Requirements for Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Wounds 4/1/2003 2313
B-02-084 11/8/2002 Create Import/Export Functionality Between the Medicare Claims System (MCS) and the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) 7/1/2003 2425
B-02-083 11/8/2002 Create Import/Export Functionality Between the Unique Provider Identification Number System (UPIN) and the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) 4/1/2003 2424
B-02-086 11/8/2002 Create Import/Export Functionality Between the Viable Medicare System (VMS) and the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) 4/1/2003 2427
AB-02-162 11/8/2002 Deported Medicare Beneficiaries 4/1/2003 2377
AB-02-165 11/8/2002 Levocarnitine for use in the treatment of Carnitine Deficiency in ESRD Patients 1/1/2003 2438
AB-02-159 11/8/2002 Medicare Deductible and Premium Rates for Calendar Year 2003 1/1/2003 2451
AB-02-160 11/8/2002 Medicare Telehealth Update 1/1/2003 2403
B-02-082 11/8/2002 Migrate Medicare Carrier Provider/Supplier Enrollment Data From the Existing Carrier Provider Enrollment System (PENS) into the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) and Shut Down All Provider Enrollment Functions in PENS 4/1/2003 2423
B-02-081 11/8/2002 Migrate Medicare Carrier Provider/Supplier Enrollment Data From the Existing Carrier Provider Enrollment System (PES) into the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) 4/1/2003 2422
B-02-085 11/8/2002 Process All Medicare Part B Provider Enrollments in the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS). Modify the Medicare Claims System (MCS) to Incorporate All Claim Payment and Provider Correspondence Functionality That is Included in the Provider Enrollment System (PES) But Will Not Be a Part of PECOS. Shut Down All Provider Enrollment Functions in PES 7/1/2003 2426
B-02-087 11/8/2002 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing - NewRequirements for Claims for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies 4/1/2003 2453
B-02-076 11/1/2002 Annual Update for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing for the Common Working File (CWF) and Medicare Carriers 1/1/2003 2446
AB-02-155 11/1/2002 Beneficiary Notification of Denials Based on Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) 1/1/2003 2081
B-02-075 11/1/2002 Carrier Review of Payment Amounts for Portable X-Ray Transportation Services (HCPCS code R0070)--REQUEST 11/1/2002 2421
AB-02-153 11/1/2002 Claims Processing Instructions for the Medicare Disease Management Demonstration 4/1/2003 2414
B-02-074 11/1/2002 Clarification on Systems Changes in CR 2299 1/1/2003 2412
AB-02-157 11/1/2002 Codes Billable by SNFs and Suppliers for SNF Residents-Notice of New File Available via CMS Mainframe Telecommunication System (DMSMTS) 4/1/2003 2393
B-02-079 11/1/2002 Contractor Reporting of Operational and Workload Data (CROWD) for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI and Manual Transactions 4/1/2003 2249
A-02-117 11/1/2002 Correction to Updated Instruction on Receipt and Processing of Non-Covered Charges on Other Than Part A Inpatient Claims (Transmittal A-02-071) 1/1/2003 2336
AB-02-156 11/1/2002 Coverage and Billing for Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) 4/1/2003 2314
B-02-080 11/1/2002 MCS Standard System Financial Data Report Requirements for the Production Performance Monitoring System, Pulse System 4/1/2003 2317
A-02-115 11/1/2002 Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services for Beneficiaries With Diabetes or Renal Disease - POLICY CHANGE 4/1/2003 2404
B-02-078 11/1/2002 Medical Review (MR) Progressive Corrective Action (PCA)--ACTION N/A 2433
AB-02-154 11/1/2002 New Waived Tests - September 27, 2002 1/1/2003 2413
A-02-112 11/1/2002 Program Integrity Management Reporting (PIMR) System for Part A -- Phase 1 4/1/2003 2308
B-02-077 11/1/2002 Program Integrity Management Reporting (PIMR) System for Part B 4/1/2003 2307
AB-02-147 11/1/2002 Promoting Influenza Vaccinations 11/8/2002 2396
A-02-114 11/1/2002 Revisions to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Pricer Software and OCE for Blood Deductble and Technical Charges 10/1/2002 2112
B-02-073 11/1/2002 This Program Memorandum corrects Program Memorandum B-02-065, Change Request 2281, dated October 25, 2002. Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs)—Establishment Common Working File (CWF) Override for Legitimate Duplicate Claims 4/1/2003 2281
A-02-113 11/1/2002 Transmittal A-02-113 Has Been Rescinded N/A 2331
B-02-066 10/25/2002 Ambulance Services: Maintaining Point-of-Pickup Zip Code 4/1/2003 2242
B-02-072 10/25/2002 Calendar Year (CY) 2003 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures 11/15/2002 2380
AB-02-151 10/25/2002 Clarification Regarding Non-physician Practitioners Billing on Behalf of a Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training Services (DSMT) Program and the Common Working File Edits for DSMT & Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT). (NOTE: APASS has received a waiver for this CR) 4/1/2003 2373
A-02-109 10/25/2002 Cost Based Payment for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Services Furnished by Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Hospitals 4/1/2003 2325
B-02-065 10/25/2002 Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs)-Establishment Common Working File (CWF) Override for Legitimate Duplicate Claims 4/1/2003 2281
AB-02-145 10/25/2002 Electronic Patient Records Via Non-Internet Means 10/25/2002 2264
AB-02-152 10/25/2002 Fee Schedule Update for 2003 for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) 1/1/2003 2378
AB-02-152 10/25/2002 Fee Schedule Update for 2003 for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) 1/1/2003 2378
A-02-110 10/25/2002 Financially Required Changes for the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Paid Claim File 4/1/2003 2291
A-02-102 10/25/2002 Medicare Certified Hospices - Clarification of Acceptable Parameters for Some Contractual Arrangements 1/1/2003 2345
B-02-069 10/25/2002 Messages for Use With Drug Claims 1/1/2003 2376
A-02-108 10/25/2002 Multiple Patient Ambulance Transport 4/1/2003 2186
A-02-103 10/25/2002 New Electronic Remittance Advice Coding for Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Adjustments 4/1/2003 2327
A-02-111 10/25/2002 October 2002 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) -Correction - This instruction replaces PM A-02-076 (CR 2298) issued on August 7, 2002. 11/8/2002 2399
AB-02-150 10/25/2002 Payment of Physician and Nonphysician Services for Certain Indian Providers 10/25/2002 2055
A-02-104 10/25/2002 Provider Education Article: Home Health Agencies' (HHAs) Responsibilities Regarding Patient Notification 10/25/2002 2320
AB-02-143 10/25/2002 Provider Education Article: Psychotropic Drug Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) 10/25/2002 2318
A-02-106 10/25/2002 Provider Education Article: Hospitals' Responsibilities re: Patient Notification at Discharge Planning and Home Health Consolidated Billing 10/25/2002 2319
AB-02-148 10/25/2002 Remittance Advice Message for Ambulance Services 4/1/2003 2262
A-02-105 10/25/2002 Removal of Common Working File (CWF) Edit on Non-Covered Hospice Claims N/A 2328
B-02-070 10/25/2002 Reporting of Admission Date and Additional Edit Requirements for the X12N 837 (version 4010) Coordination of Benefits (COB) Transaction 4/1/2003 2361
B-02-068 10/25/2002 Revised X12N 4010 837 Professional Flat File 4/1/2003 2265
B-02-067 10/25/2002 Revision to Messages for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing and Implementation of Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Clinical Social Workers (CSWs) for SNF Consolidated Billing 4/1/2003 2360
AB-02-146 10/25/2002 Revision to the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) Crosswalk 11/25/2002 2398
A-02-107 10/25/2002 Revisions to Common Working File Editing to Accommodate Home Health Partial Episode Payment Claims and Rescheduling of Payment Adjustment Utility 4/1/2003 2315
AB-02-149 10/25/2002 Update to the Mammography Quality Standard Act (MQSA) File Record Layout for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Certified Digital Mammography Centers 4/1/2002 1729
B-02-071 10/25/2002 Use of the National Drug Code (NDC) for Drug Claims at the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs) 4/1/2003 2339
AB-02-144 10/25/2002 Virginia Cardiac Surgery Initiative Demonstration 4/1/2003 2382
AB-02-141 10/18/2002 Charging Fees to Providers for Medicare Education and Training Activities - Program Management 5/1/2002 2129
AB-02-142 10/18/2002 Remittance Advice Coding Update 1/1/2003 2395
AB-02-139 10/11/2002 Additional Guidance for Applying the Medicare Self-Administered Drug Exclusion 10/15/2002 2311
AB-02-137 10/11/2002 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement 10/11/2002 2402
B-02-063 10/11/2002 Annual Updating of ICD-9-CM Codes Must Be Date of Service Driven 10/1/2002 2108
A-02-098 10/11/2002 Changes in Transitional Outpatient Payment (TOP) for 2003 1/1/2003 2356
A-02-101 10/11/2002 Corrections to: Changes to the Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities - Update as published in the Federal Register, FY 2001 (66 FR 39572, July 31, 2001), and Transmittal A-01-144, December 20, 2001; Hospice Wage Index Fiscal Year 2003, as published in the Federal Register (67 FR 56092, August 30, 2002); and Update to the Prospective Payment System for Home Health Agencies for FY 2003; as Published in the Federal Register, (67 FR 43616, June 28, 2002) 10/10/2002 2428
AB-02-140 10/11/2002 Data Center Testing and Production - Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) User Manual 5.1 and Quick Reference Guide Replacement 10/7/2002 2441
A-02-100 10/11/2002 Installation of Version 27.4 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report 1/1/2003 2401
AB-02-138 10/11/2002 Instructions for Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) and Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Changes 1/1/2003 2348
AB-02-136 10/11/2002 Reasonable Charge Update for 2003 for Splints, Casts, Dialysis Supplies, Dialysis Equipment, Therapeutic Shoes, and Certain Intraocular Lenses 1/1/2003 2371
A-02-099 10/11/2002 Scheduled Release for January Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files N/A 2375
A-02-097 10/11/2002 Special Handling of New "K" Codes K0556, K0557, K0558, and K0559 10/31/2002 2409
AB-02-135 10/11/2002 System Networking Electronic Correspondence Referral System (SNECRS) 1.3 User and Installation Guides for Testing and Production 10/8/2002 2359
B-02-064 10/11/2002 ViPS Medicare System (VMS) Implementation to Process ICD-9-CM Codes Using Date of Service and Not Date of Receipt 1/1/2003 2209
A-02-094 10/4/2002 Annual Desk Review Program for Hospital Wage Data: Cost Reporting Periods Beginning on or after October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000 (For FY 2004 Wage Index) 10/4/2002 2394
A-02-096 10/4/2002 Payment of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Claims for Beneficiaries Disenrolling from Terminating Medicare+Choice (M+C) Plans Who Have Not Met the 3-Day Hospital Stay Requirement 10/1/2000 1270
B-02-062 10/4/2002 Payment to Registered Dietitians for Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training (DSMT) Services 10/4/2002 2386
A-02-095 10/4/2002 Production Dates for the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report and Extension of Due Date for Filing Provider Cost Reports for Providers Having Their Claims Processed by the Arkansas Part A Standard System (APASS) and Request for Wage Data for the FY 2004 Wage Index. 10/4/2002 2389
AB-02-134 10/4/2002 Questions and Answers Related to Implementation of National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services 1/1/2003 2383
A-02-092 9/30/2002 Corrections to: Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Rates and Costs of Graduate Medical Education, etc.; as Published in the Federal Register, FY 2002 (66 FR 39828, August 1, 2001) and FY 2003 (67 FR 49982, August 1, 2002). 10/1/2002 2400
AB-02-129 9/27/2002 Claims Processing Requirements for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services Based on the Negotiated Rulemaking N/A 2169
AB-02-131 9/27/2002 Clarification of Medicare Policy Regarding the Implementation of the Ambulance Fee Schedule N/A 2297
AB-02-128 9/27/2002 Coverage and Billing for Percutaneous Image-Guided Breast Biopsy 1/1/2003 2232
AB-02-130 9/27/2002 Definitions of Ambulance Services 9/27/2002 2295
A-02-090 9/27/2002 File Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2003 Physician, Clinical Lab, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics/Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS), and Therapy Fee Schedule Payment Amounts through CMS's Mainframe Telecommunications System 1/1/2003 2346
A-02-093 9/27/2002 Instructions for Implementing the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System 1/6/2003 2288
A-02-091 9/27/2002 Modifications to the Health Care Eligibility Benefit Response (271) and Direct Data Entry (DDE) Screens for Home Health Agencies and Hospice Providers 1/1/2003 2367
B-02-060 9/27/2002 Payment Policy When More Than One Patient Is Onboard An Ambulance 10/30/2002 1945
AB-02-127 9/27/2002 Program Management Provider/Supplier Education and Training Background 10/1/2001 2125
AB-02-133 9/27/2002 Publication and Maintenance of a Directory of Electronic Billing Vendors 12/1/2002 2364
B-02-061 9/27/2002 Schedule for Completing the Calendar Year (CY) 2003 Fee Schedule Updates and the Participating Physician Enrollment Procedures N/A 2357
A-02-089 9/27/2002 Temporary Procedures for Cost-Based Payments for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) Services Furnished by Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Hospitals 10/15/2002 2326
AB-02-132 9/27/2002 Year 2003 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Annual Update Reminder 1/1/2003 2358
B-02-059 9/19/2002 Activation of the Automated Unsolicited Response for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing and Global Payment Demonstrations 9/19/2002 2391
AB-02-126 9/18/2002 Establishing a Uniform Process for the Preparation and Mailing of Case Files From the Contractor to the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) of the Social Security Administration (SSA) 10/1/2002 2304
A-02-088 9/18/2002 Installation of Version 28.0 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report 1/6/2003 2368
A-02-087 9/12/2002 Clarification of Provider Billing Requirements Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 10/1/2002 1768
B-02-057 9/11/2002 Addition of Two "WW" Codes to Identify a New Source for Etoposide 10/1/2002 2283
A-02-085 9/11/2002 Applicable Bill Types for Ambulance Services (Revenue Code 540) 1/1/2003 2324
B-02-058 9/11/2002 Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 9.0, Effective January 1, 2003 1/1/2003 2309
AB-02-125 9/11/2002 Provider Education Article: Durable Medical Equipment Ordered With Surrogate Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPIN) 9/11/2002 2268
A-02-086 9/11/2002 The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year 2001 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospitals 10/1/2002 2344
A-02-084 9/4/2002 Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Prospective Payment System (PPS) Hospital, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Other Bill Processing Changes 10/1/2002 2306
AB-02-122 8/28/2002 Appeals Quality Improvement and Data Analysis Activities 10/1/2002 2170
B-02-056 8/28/2002 Furlong Lawsuit Settlement Payments 8/28/2002 2214
AB-02-123 8/28/2002 Information on Medicare+Choice (M+C) Private Fee-for-Service Plans - INFORMATION ONLY 8/28/2002 2206
A-02-081 8/28/2002 Modification of Audit and Cost Report Settlement Expectations in Change Request (CR) 1468 10/1/2002 2300
AB-02-121 8/28/2002 Provider/Supplier Plan (PSP) Quarterly Report Format 10/11/2001 1740
AB-02-124 8/28/2002 Update of Rates and Wage Index for Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payments Effective October 1, 2002 10/1/2002 2316
AB-02-120 8/21/2002 Coding Instructions for IN-111 Zevalin and Y-90 Zevalin 9/4/2002 2273
A-02-079 8/21/2002 Data fields that the Fiscal Intermediaries are required to enter into the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) 8/23/2002 2296
AB-02-119 8/21/2002 Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD) Payment for Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries 1/2/2003 2334
A-02-080 8/21/2002 October Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 18.0 for Bills From Hospitals That Are Not Paid Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 10/1/2002 2310
A-02-082 8/21/2002 October Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V3.2) 10/1/2002 2322
A-02-083 8/21/2002 System Tracking for Audit and Reimbursement (STAR) Instructions: End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Audits and Hospice Cost Reports 10/1/2002 2285
A-02-078 8/14/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim - Direct Data Entry (DDE) Updates 1/6/2003 2211
A-02-077 8/14/2002 Intermediaries Must Adjust Their Translators for Reporting Line Item Dates, and HCPCS Codes for Part A Outpatient Claims 10/16/2002 2279
AB-02-118 8/9/2002 Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments 8/8/2002 1899
A-02-066 8/8/2002 Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Adjudication Services Project: Systems Changes Needed 1/1/2003 2109
A-02-075 8/7/2002 Admitting Diagnosis for Observation Services for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 1/1/2003 2289
AB-02-116 8/7/2002 Data Center Testing and Production - Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) User Manual 5.0 10/7/2002 2293
AB-02-115 8/7/2002 Expanded Coverage of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans and Related Claims Processing Changes 7/1/2001 1603
A-02-074 8/7/2002 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Implementation Instructions 8/14/2002 1229
A-02-076 8/7/2002 October 2002 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS 10/1/2002 2298
AB-02-117 8/7/2002 Transition Schedule for Implementation of the Ambulance Fee Schedule 1/1/2003 2303
B-02-055 8/7/2002 Updates to the Place of Service (POS) Code Set 1/1/2003 2259
AB-02-114 7/31/2002 ABNs and DMEPOS Refund Requirements - Implementation of Form CMS-R-131, Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN), and of Limits on Beneficiary Liability for Medical Equipment and Supplies 10/1/2002 2219
B-02-050 7/31/2002 Additional Remark Code for Claims of Therapy Services Possibly Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing 1/1/2003 2258
AB-02-108 7/31/2002 Clarification of Medicare Contractor Financial Reporting Instructions Outlined in §1900 - §1960.21 of the Medicare Intermediary Manual (MIM) and §4900 - §4960.14 of the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM). (Issued May 2001) 1/1/2003 2278
AB-02-109 7/31/2002 Common Working File (CWF), Fiscal Intermediary (FI), and Carrier Edits and Policy Clarification for Peripheral Neuropathy With Loss of Protective Sensation (LOPS) in People with Diabetes 1/1/2003 2150
AB-02-113 7/31/2002 Elimination of Official Level III Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes/Modifiers and Unapproved Local Codes/Modifiers 1/1/2003 2215
AB-02-103 7/31/2002 Expand Standard Date Format and Remove CWF (Common Working File) Y2K Wrapper Logic for Beneficiary Cross Reference Internal Files (XREF) and Satellite File Header and Response Records 1/1/2003 2244
AB-02-112 7/31/2002 Final Update to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 10/7/2002 2282
A-02-073 7/31/2002 Financial Reporting Instructions for the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS)/Recovery Tracking System (RTS) 1/1/2003 2275
A-02-069 7/31/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim Additional Implementation Direction 1/1/2003 2134
A-02-070 7/31/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Transaction 835v4010 Completion Update 1/1/2003 2233
AB-02-111 7/31/2002 Implementation of Certain Initial Determination and Appeal Provisions Within §521 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 N/A 2251
AB-02-110 7/31/2002 Implementation of National Coverage Determinations Regarding Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services 1/1/2003 2130
B-02-053 7/31/2002 Implementation of the ASC X12N 278 Version 4010 Implementation Guide for Electronic Referral Certification and Authorization 8/1/2002 2276
B-02-051 7/31/2002 Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry/Response Transaction (270/271) Standard 1/1/2003 2223
B-02-052 7/31/2002 Implementation of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Telecommunications Standard Version 5.1 and the Equivalent Batch Standard Version 1.1 for Retail Pharmacy Drug Transactions N/A 2255
A-02-072 7/31/2002 Implementation of the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) 7/29/2002 2119
AB-02-105 7/31/2002 Medical Review of Medicare Payments for Nail Debridement Services 9/14/2002 2272
AB-02-106 7/31/2002 Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) - Inclusion of Appeals Information, Removal of Fraud References and Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Hotline Number - ACTION 1/1/2003 2241
AB-02-107 7/31/2002 Modify Application of "I" Validity MSP Records to the Common Working File (CWF) by Medicare Contractors 1/1/2003 2240
AB-02-104 7/31/2002 October Quarterly Update for 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule 10/1/2002 2245
B-02-054 7/31/2002 Sending Copies of Appeal Notices to Appointed Representatives, Including the Amount in Controversy Remaining in Review Determination Letters, and Using Bullets in Appeals Correspondence 1/1/2003 2299
A-02-071 7/31/2002 Updated Instruction on Receipt and Processing of Non-Covered Charges on Other Than Part A Inpatient Claims 1/1/2003 2154
B-02-043 7/24/2002 Acceptance of Special Characters in the Common Working File (CWF) and the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) Standard System 1/1/2003 2096
A-02-062 7/24/2002 Applicable Bill Types for Ambulance Services (Revenue Code 540) 1/1/2003 2175
B-02-041 7/24/2002 Billing for Implanted Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Prosthetic Devices, Replacement Parts, Accessories and Supplies 7/26/2002 2227
B-02-044 7/24/2002 Change in Jurisdiction for Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber 1/1/2003 2177
AB-02-101 7/24/2002 Changes to Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) 1/1/2003 2270
B-02-049 7/24/2002 CWF Change for Billing for Glucose Test Strips and Supplies - Follow-up to Change Request 1612 1/1/2003 2156
A-02-066 7/24/2002 Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Adjudication Services Project: Systems Changes Needed 1/1/2003 2109
B-02-047 7/24/2002 DMERCs - Appeal Messages on Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and Medicare Remit Notice 1/1/2003 1986
A-02-068 7/24/2002 Enhancements to Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Claims Processing 1/1/2003 2095
A-02-064 7/24/2002 Excluding Hospitals that Provide Part B Only Services to Their Inpatients from the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 1/1/2003 2204
A-02-065 7/24/2002 Implementation of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry and Response Transaction (270/271) Standard 1/2/2003 2234
AB-02-102 7/24/2002 Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Debt Referral and Write Off Closed Instructions: 1) Expansion and Clarification of MSP Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) Activities; 2) Additional "Write-Off -- Closed" Instructions (Supplemental Instructions for PM AB-01-24) 7/26/2002 2145
AB-02-100 7/24/2002 Modification of Medicare Policy for Erythropoietin (EPO) 8/31/2002 2266
AB-02-098 7/24/2002 Process for Entering Local Medical Review Policies (LMRP) and certain articles and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) into the Medicare Coverage Database 7/26/2002 2238
A-02-067 7/24/2002 Production of Flat Files to Enable CMS to Populate the Online Survey, Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) System with the Provider Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) 1/1/2003 2097
B-02-048 7/24/2002 Reasonable Charge Data Disclosure Requirements for Ambulance Services 1/1/2003 2212
A-02-063 7/24/2002 Scheduled Release for October Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files N/A 2261
AB-02-099 7/24/2002 Standardize the CICS Level, CICS Transaction Server 1.3 to be Utilized by All Medicare Contractors 1/1/2003 2173
B-02-045 7/24/2002 ViPS Medicare System (VMS) Implementation to Process ICD-9-CM Codes Using Date of Service and Not Date of Receipt 1/1/2003 2209
AB-02-096 7/17/2002 Coverage and Billing of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy With Loss of Protective Sensation in People With Diabetes 7/19/2002 2269
A-02-061 7/11/2002 Medicare Program- Update to the Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Home Health Agencies for FY 2003 10/1/2002 2239
A-02-059 7/10/2002 Medicare Program-Update to the Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and the Hospice Pricer for FY 2003 10/1/2002 2248
A-02-060 7/10/2002 Revision to Billing for Swing Bed Services Under Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) 7/12/2002 2257
A-02-058 7/5/2002 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2003 10/1/2002 2250
AB-02-095 7/5/2002 Prohibition on New Trading Partner Agreements (TPAs) with Certain Entities for the Purpose of Coordination of Benefits (COB) 7/5/2002 2216
B-02-040 7/5/2002 Updating the Deceased Physicians’ Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs) List at the Common Working File (CWF) 10/1/2002 2199
AB-02-094 7/3/2002 Disclosure Desk Reference for Call Centers 9/3/2002 2237
A-02-057 7/3/2002 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Update 10/1/2002 2220
B-02-039 7/2/2002 Common Working File (CWF) Category Changes 10/1/2002 2229
AB-02-093 7/2/2002 Coverage and Billing for Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIg) for the Treatment of Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases 10/1/2002 2192
AB-02-091 7/2/2002 New Waived Tests - June 17, 2002 10/1/2002 2263
AB-02-092 7/2/2002 Procedures Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing 10/1/2002 2247
AB-02-090 6/28/2002 Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP): (1) Procedures for "Write-Off - Closed" of MSP Accounts Receivable (AR); (2) Elimination of Automated/Systems "Write-Off - Closed" Actions for MSP AR; Zero Backend Tolerance for MSP AR (Reminder); and (3) Date for Establishment of MSP AR (Reminder) N/A 1280
AB-02-089 6/28/2002 New Automatic Notice of Change to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Auxiliary File 7/1/2001 1529
A-02-056 6/28/2002 Special Handling of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims Containing Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code J1955 (Levocarnitine) 6/28/2002 2208
AB-02-088 6/28/2002 System Networking Electronic Correspondence Referral System (SNECRS) 1.2 User and Installation Guides 7/15/2002 2217
AB-02-086 6/26/2002 Change in Procedure for State Requests for Retrospective Medicare Claims 7/26/2002 2218
AB-02-087 6/26/2002 Delay in Enforcement of National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services 1/1/2003 2203
A-02-055 6/24/2002 Extended Repayment Schedules (ERSs) for Home Health Providers Who Received the Special Periodic Interim Payment (PIP) 6/24/2002 2191
AB-02-084 6/20/2002 Additional Information Regarding Medicare Payment Allowance for Flu Vaccine N/A 2190
AB-02-085 6/20/2002 Medicare Contractor Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) 10/1/2002 2194
A-02-054 6/19/2002 Use of Medical Review Indicators for Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) 6/19/2002 2226
A-02-051 6/18/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Testing and Certification Requirements and Date Changes 6/18/2002 2128
B-02-038 6/18/2002 HIPAA Testing and Certification Requirements and Date Changes 7/18/2002 2127
A-02-053 6/18/2002 Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2002 6/18/2002 2210
A-02-052 6/18/2002 July Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V3.1) 7/1/2002 2221
AB-02-083 6/17/2002 Effective Date Revision for Medicare Intermediary Manual (MIM), Transmittal 1855, dated April 26, 2002, Change Request 2057, and Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM), Transmittal 1749, dated April 26, 2002, Change Request 2057 7/1/2002 2205
A-02-050 6/17/2002 July 2002 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 7/1/2002 2207
A-02-049 6/12/2002 Installation of Version 27.3 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report 7/1/2002 2201
AB-02-082 6/11/2002 Coding Changes for Sodium Hyaluronate 10/1/2002 2230
AB-02-081 6/11/2002 Core Security Requirements (CSR) and Associated Responsibilities 6/11/2002 2189
B-02-037 6/7/2002 New Medicare Medical Review Guidelines for Claims for Diabetic Testing Supplies 10/1/2002 2133
AB-02-080 6/7/2002 Payment for Services Furnished by Audiologists 7/7/2002 2073
AB-02-079 6/6/2002 Customer Service Representative (CSR) Response to Physician and Provider Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Questions 6/6/2002 2113
A-02-048 6/4/2002 Extension of the Deadline for Hospitals to Make Elections to Reduce Beneficiary Coinsurance for 2002 Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 6/4/2002 2195
A-02-047 6/3/2002 July Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 17.2 for Bills from Hospitals that are not Paid Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 7/1/2002 2188
A-02-044 5/29/2002 Announcement of Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Payment Rate Increases, Changes to the RHC Benefit Made by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 and Clarification Regarding Drugs Furnished by RHCs/FQHCs. N/A 1600
AB-02-077 5/29/2002 Common Working File (CWF) Beneficiary Other Insurer (BOI) Auxiliary (aux) File 10/1/2001 1674
AB-02-078 5/29/2002 Provider Education Article: Medicare Coverage of Rehabilitation Services for Beneficiaries With Vision Impairment 5/29/2002 2083
AB-02-076 5/29/2002 Registration Process for, and Expectations for Use of, the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB) 6/18/2001 1554
A-02-043 5/23/2002 Audit Guidance Pertaining to Write-offs of Small Debit Balances in Patients’ Accounts Receivable 10/1/2002 2174
B-02-036 5/23/2002 Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.3, Effective October 1, 2002 10/1/2002 2187
A-02-046 5/23/2002 Clarification of Part B Medicare Payment for 18 HCPCS Codes to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) 5/23/2002 2132
A-02-045 5/23/2002 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice (HHABN, Form CMS-R-296) 5/23/2003 1698
AB-02-074 5/22/2002 Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Crosswalk 5/22/2002 2105
AB-02-075 5/22/2002 Payment Limit for Drugs and Biologicals 5/22/2002 2123
A-02-042 5/17/2002 Clarification to Periodic Interim Payments (PIP) For Home Health Providers and Clarification on Extension of Due Dates for Filing Provider Cost Reports 6/1/2002 2158
A-02-039 5/17/2002 Coverage and Billing of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy with Loss of Protective Sensation in People with Diabetes 7/1/2002 2184
B-02-035 5/17/2002 Elimination of Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) Requirement for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Device - Clarification 7/1/2002 2165
A-02-041 5/17/2002 New Patient Status Code 64 10/1/2002 2093
A-02-040 5/17/2002 Scheduled Release for July Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files N/A 2172
AB-02-073 5/16/2002 Installation of a New Medicare Customer Service Center (MCSC) Next Generation Desktop (NGD) Application N/A 2079
A-02-038 5/16/2002 Modification of Common Working File (CWF) A/B Crossover Edit 7111 and "Alert" 7531 10/1/2002 2143
SA-02-01 5/16/2002 TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, POST-ELIGIBILITY TREATMENT OF INCOME N/A N/A
AB-02-072 5/15/2002 Medicare Payment for Drugs and Biologicals Furnished Incident to a Physician's Service 8/1/2002 2200
AB-02-071 5/10/2002 HIPAA Model Compliance Plan and Instructions 5/10/2002 2168
AB-02-070 5/10/2002 New Waived Tests - April 12, 2002 7/1/2002 2163
AB-02-069 5/9/2002 July 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Files 7/1/2002 2162
AB-02-068 5/8/2002 Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments 5/8/2002 1898
AB-02-064 5/2/2002 Coverage and Billing for Home Prothrombin Time International Normalized Ratio (INR) Monitoring for Anticoagulation Management 7/1/2002 2071
AB-02-065 5/2/2002 Coverage and Related Claims Processing Requirements for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans - for Breast Cancer and Revised Coverage Conditions for Myocardial Viability 10/1/2002 2138
B-02-034 5/2/2002 Implementation of the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Telecommunications Standard Version 5.1 and the equivalent Batch Standard Version 1.1 for Retail Pharmacy Drug Transactions 10/16/2003 2181
AB-02-066 5/2/2002 Non-coverage of Perception Sensory Threshold/Nerve Conduction Threshold Test (sNCT) 10/1/2002 2153
AB-02-067 5/2/2002 Remittance Advice Coding and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Transaction 835v4010 Completion Update 10/1/2002 1959
AB-02-059 5/1/2002 Additional Clarification for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services 10/1/2002 2142
B-02-031 5/1/2002 Cessation of Certain DMERC Activities 5/1/2002 2101
AB-02-057 5/1/2002 Charging Fees to Providers for Medicare Education and Training Activities - Program Management 5/1/2002 2129
AB-02-060 5/1/2002 Coverage and Billing for Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIg) for the Treatment of Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases 10/1/2002 2149
AB-02-061 5/1/2002 CWF Editing of Claims for Medicare Beneficiaries in State or Local Custody Under a Penal Authority 10/1/2002 2139
A-02-037 5/1/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim - Home Health Implementation Direction 10/1/2002 2137
A-02-036 5/1/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim - Outpatient Hospice Implementation Direction 10/1/2002 2135
B-02-033 5/1/2002 Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry/Response Transaction (270/271) Standard 10/1/2002 2182
AB-02-063 5/1/2002 Instructions for Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) and Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Testing of 835 Interface with the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) 10/1/2002 2180
B-02-032 5/1/2002 Medical Review (MR) Progressive Corrective Action (PCA) N/A 2131
A-02-035 5/1/2002 Revision to the 837 Interface Format for Sending Claims Accounting Information from Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) 10/1/2002 2086
AB-02-058 5/1/2002 Second Update to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database 7/1/2002 2161
AB-02-058 5/1/2002 Second Update to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database 7/1/2002 2161
A-02-034 5/1/2002 Submission of the Swing Bed Minimum Data Set (MDS) Data for Swing Bed Hospitals 5/1/2002 2159
AB-02-055 4/30/2002 Claims Processing Instructions to Conclude the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Demonstration N/A 2054
B-02-029 4/30/2002 Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carrier (DMERC) - New Message for Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABNs) Denials 7/1/2002 2084
AB-02-056 4/30/2002 Expand Standard Date Format and Remove CWF (Common Working File) Y2K Wrapper Logic for Fiscal Intermediary Claims/Trailers and Carrier/DMERC Trailers - Incoming and Response Transactions 10/1/2002 2148
B-02-030 4/30/2002 Reporting Claims Accounting Information to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) for the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERC) 10/1/2002 2087
A-02-033 4/30/2002 Sending Payee Information From Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) 10/1/2002 2088
B-02-028 4/30/2002 Sending Payee Information From Multi-Carrier System (MCS) to the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) 10/1/2002 2089
AB-02-051 4/29/2002 Change of Interest Citation in the Overpayment Sections of the Medicare Intermediary Manual (MIM) and the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM) from 42 CFR §405.376 to 42 CFR §405.378. 4/30/2002 1623
AB-02-053 4/29/2002 Correction to the Revision of Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services 10/1/2001 1827
AB-02-050 4/29/2002 Program Memorandum on Written Statements of Intent (SOI) to Claim Medicare Benefits 4/24/2002 N/A
AB-02-052 4/29/2002 Revision of Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services 10/1/2001 1650
B-02-027 4/26/2002 Annual Updating of ICD-9-CM Codes Must Be Date of Service Driven 10/1/2002 2108
A-02-032 4/25/2002 Diabetes Self Management Training (DSMT) Payment 10/1/2002 2049
AB-02-054 4/25/2002 Generating an Outbound Coordination of Benefits (COB) X12N 837 (4010) When Required Data is Missing or Invalid 10/1/2002 2021
B-02-026 4/25/2002 Revised: New Permanent Modifier for "Specific Required Documentation on File" 7/1/2002 2155
A-02-031 4/25/2002 Updates to Common Working File (CWF) Editing of Intermediary Claims for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Prosthetic/Orthotic Devices 10/1/2002 2092
AB-02-049 4/24/2002 New Source of Provider Information Available on CMS Website April 22, 2002 4/24/2002 1868
A-02-030 4/22/2002 Revisions to the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Pricer Software -- Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) Only 10/1/2002 2070
AB-02-048 4/18/2002 Program Management Provider/Supplier Education and Training N/A 2125
AB-02-047 4/17/2002 Amended Contractor Assessment Security Tool (CAST) Submission Instructions and Due Dates 4/17/2002 2094
A-02-029 4/17/2002 Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry/Response Transaction (270/271) Standard N/A 2111
B-02-025 4/16/2002 Reporting the Obligated to Accept as Payment in Full (OTAF) Amount on the ANSI X12N 837 Version 4010 as Adopted Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Claims. 10/1/2002 2007
A-02-028 4/16/2002 Upcoming Train-the-Trainer Session for Hospital Swing Bed Facility Prospective Payment System (SB PPS) 4/16/2002 2147
AB-02-046 4/12/2002 Availability of Deceased Beneficiary Date of Death Files (Calendar Years 2000 and 2001) 4/12/2002 2065
AB-02-045 4/12/2002 Clarification of the Allocation of Initial Claim Entry Activities Where the Claim is Paid Secondary by Medicare 4/12/2002 2074
B-02-024 4/12/2002 Deceased Physician UPIN Information - (Transmittal B-01-73) 10/1/2002 2042
B-02-023 4/12/2002 Revision—The Do Not Forward (DNF) Initiative—Using "Return Service Requested" Envelopes for Remittance Advice 10/1/2002 2038
AB-02-043 4/8/2002 Corrections to Program Memorandum (PM) A-01-135 -- Codes Billable by SNFs and Suppliers for SNF Residents 4/1/2002 2035
A-02-027 4/5/2002 Installation of Version 27.2 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report 4/15/2002 2146
AB-02-044 4/5/2002 July Quarterly Update for 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule 7/1/2002 2090
AB-02-042 4/1/2002 Coverage and Billing of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Neuropathy with Loss of Protective Sensation in People with Diabetes 7/1/2002 2060
B-02-022 4/1/2002 Elimination of Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) Requirement for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Device 3/29/2002 2076
AB-02-041 3/29/2002 Correction of Remark Code Message for Home Health Consolidated Billing 3/29/2002 2080
A-02-026 3/28/2002 2002 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) 4/8/2002 2102
A-02-023 3/27/2002 Accelerated Referral of Non-MSP Active Delinquent Debts to the Debt Collection Center (DCC) for Cross Servicing and Treasury Offset Program (TOP) 4/26/2001 1683
B-02-019 3/27/2002 Accelerated Referral of Non-MSP Active Delinquent Debts to the Debt Collection Center (DCC) for Cross Servicing and Treasury Offset Program (TOP) 4/26/2001 1683
A-02-025 3/27/2002 April Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V3.0) 4/1/2002 2103
AB-02-038 3/27/2002 Billing for Audiologic Function Tests For Beneficiaries That Are Patients of a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 7/1/2001 1677
B-02-020 3/27/2002 Coding for Non-Covered Services and Services Not Reasonable and Necessary 1/1/2002 1820
B-02-018 3/27/2002 Implementation of Carrier Jurisdiction Manual Instructions Based on the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM) Part 3, §§3100 - 3101 for the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Standard System and Associated Medicare Carriers 7/1/2001 1646
AB-02-040 3/27/2002 Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplantation 7/1/2001 1629
A-02-024 3/27/2002 Off Label Use of Oral Chemotherapy Drugs Methotrexate and Cyclophosphamide 4/1/2001 1408
B-02-021 3/27/2002 Problem Resolution to Issues Raised By Implementation of CR 1646 for the Medicare Carriers Processing on the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) 11/13/2001 1866
B-02-017 3/27/2002 Standard System Acceptance of Primary Payer Information at the Line Level 1/1/2001 1287
AB-02-039 3/26/2002 Amplification of Annual Compliance Audit Requirements 3/26/2002 2072
B-02-015 3/22/2002 2002 Jurisdiction List 7/1/2002 2051
B-02-016 3/22/2002 Addition of Four "WW" Codes to Identify a New Source for Methotrexate 7/1/2002 2064
A-02-022 3/22/2002 Clarification of PM-A-01-86, New Patient Status Codes 62 and 63 3/22/2002 2069
A-02-021 3/22/2002 Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Information Collection Policies Changed for Hospitals 3/31/2002 2104
AB-02-037 3/22/2002 Reissue of information in CR 1955, Transmittal AB-02-021, Common Working File (CWF) Unsolicited Response Edit and Carrier Resolution for Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Residents 7/1/2002 2082
B-02-014 3/21/2002 Common Working File (CWF) Changes for Emergency Home Dialysis Supplies For Method II Beneficiaries 10/1/2002 2044
A-02-020 3/21/2002 Coverage and Billing of Sacral Nerve Stimulation 3/21/2002 2098
AB-02-035 3/21/2002 Notification of Updates to Coding Files on CMS Web Site for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) 4/20/2002 2085
AB-02-036 3/21/2002 Temporary Codes for Ambulance Fee Schedule 4/1/2002 2047
AB-02-034 3/20/2002 Managing Medicare Appeals Workloads in FY 2001 1/12/2001 1392
AB-02-033 3/15/2002 Provider Education Training Activities to Implement Updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule 3/15/2002 2075
AB-02-032 3/14/2002 Data Center Testing and Production- Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) User Manual 4.0 4/15/2002 2059
AB-02-031 3/7/2002 Payment Policy for Air Ambulance Transportation of Deceased Beneficiary 7/1/2002 1961
AB-02-030 3/5/2002 Administrative Policies Related to Processing Claims for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services 4/18/2002 1998
AB-02-029 3/1/2002 Electronic Medicare Provider/Supplier Enrollment Forms 7/1/2002 2045
A-02-019 3/1/2002 Scheduled Release for April Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files N/A 2052
B-02-013 2/28/2002 Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.2, Effective July 1, 2002 7/1/2002 2031
B-02-012 2/28/2002 This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded 7/1/2002 2045
A-02-018 2/26/2002 Advance Beneficiary Notices Must Be Given To Beneficiaries and Demand Bills Must Be Submitted By Home Health Agencies (HHAs)--ACTION 3/1/2001 1467
A-02-017 2/26/2002 Advance Beneficiary Notices Must Be Given To Beneficiaries and Demand Bills Must Be Submitted By Home Health Agencies (HHAs)--ACTION 3/1/2001 1596
AB-02-028 2/26/2002 CMS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Hotline Referrals 1/27/2000 955
AB-02-027 2/21/2002 Corrections to Program Memorandum (PM) A-01-135 -- Codes Billable by SNFs and Suppliers for SNF Residents 4/1/2002 2035
AB-02-026 2/21/2002 System Networking Electronic Correspondence Referral System (SNECRS) User Guide 3/30/2002 2024
A-02-016 2/15/2002 Conversion of Hospital Swing Bed Facilities to the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Effective for Cost Reporting Periods Starting July 1, 2002 7/1/2002 1666
AB-02-025 2/15/2002 Non-Contact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT) 7/1/2002 2027
AB-02-024 2/14/2002 New Waived Tests - January 18, 2002 4/1/2002 2033
AB-02-022 2/13/2002 Clarification of Transmittal AB-00-107, Change Request 1163, and Transmittal AB-00-129, Change Request 1460, Regarding the Coordination of Benefits (COB) Contractor and Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Prepay Work Activities for Customer Service, MSP and Standard Systems Contractor Staff 2/15/2001 1558
B-02-011 2/13/2002 Revision and Clarification of Requirements for Quarterly Do Not Forward (DNF) Reports 7/1/2002 1631
AB-02-023 2/12/2002 Common Working File (CWF) Edits with Unsolicited Responses for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing 7/1/2002 2034
A-02-014 2/12/2002 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim Implementation Updates 2/12/2002 2028
A-02-015 2/12/2002 Installation of Version 27.1 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report 2/12/2002 2043
AB-02-021 2/11/2002 Common Working File (CWF) Unsolicited Response Edit and Carrier Resolution for Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Residents 7/1/2002 1955
A-02-012 2/8/2002 "Do Not Forward" (DNF) Initiative 7/1/2002 1970
B-02-010 2/8/2002 Correct Payment for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services Rendered by Registered Dietitians or Nutrition Professionals 1/1/2002 2046
AB-02-018 2/8/2002 First Update to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database 4/1/2002 2036
A-02-013 2/8/2002 Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry/Response Transaction (270/271) Standard 7/1/2002 2009
B-02-009 2/8/2002 Payment for Therapy Services Wrongfully Denied 5/9/2002 1991
AB-02-020 2/8/2002 Revised Timelines for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Requirements N/A 2039
AB-02-017 2/8/2002 Sending of HUSC files from Common Working File (CWF) to Recovery Management and Accounting System (ReMAS) 7/1/2002 2026
AB-02-019 2/8/2002 Supplemental Systems Security Information For FY 02 2/8/2002 2010
AB-02-015 2/7/2002 Clarification of Payment Responsibilities of Fee-for-Service Contractors as it Relates to Hospice Members Enrolled in Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Claims Processing Instructions for Processing Rejected Claims 4/1/2002 2013
AB-02-016 2/7/2002 Effective Date for Q3017 2/7/2002 2014
B-02-008 2/7/2002 Type of Service (TOS) Corrections 2/25/2002 2040
B-02-007 2/7/2002 Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation When Performing Administrative Reviews of Part B Claims 2/9/2001 1363
AB-02-014 2/5/2002 Implementation of Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Flu and Pneumonia Claims 7/1/2002 1691
A-02-010 2/1/2002 Changes to Common Working File (CWF) Beneficiary Eligibility Checks for Medicare+Choice Encounter Data 7/1/2002 1926
AB-02-013 2/1/2002 Improve the Out-of-Service-Area (OSA) Claims Process in the Common Working File (CWF) 7/1/2002 2023
AB-02-011 2/1/2002 Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments 2/1/2002 1897
A-02-011 2/1/2002 Receipt of Payment Data from the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) by the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS). 7/1/2002 2029
B-02-006 2/1/2002 Receipt of Payment Data from the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) by the Multi-Carrier System (MCS) 7/1/2002 2032
AB-02-012 2/1/2002 Revised Backup Withholding Tax Rate 2/1/2002 1832
A-02-007 1/31/2002 Addendum to Periodic Interim Payments (PIP) For Home Health Providers 2/28/2001 1557
AB-02-009 1/31/2002 Clarification of Physician Certification Requirements for Medicare Hospice 2/1/2001 1502
A-02-006 1/31/2002 Extended Repayment Schedules (ERSs) for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) Affected by the Interim Payment System (IPS) 3/2/2002 975
AB-02-008 1/31/2002 Form CMS-1522, Monthly Contractor Financial Report, Reconciliation 2/1/2001 1330
B-02-004 1/31/2002 Payment for Services Furnished by Audiologists 5/29/2001 1573
A-02-009 1/31/2002 Payment of SNF Claims for Beneficiaries Disenrolling From Terminating Medicare+Choice (M+C) Plans Who Have Not Meet the 3-Day Stay Requirements 1/1/2001 1108
AB-02-010 1/31/2002 Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening as a Part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 3/1/2001 1532
B-02-005 1/31/2002 This PM has been retracted. It has not been printed and the transmittal number will not be used in the future. The new transmittal number for Change Request 1691 is AB-02-014. Implementation of Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Flu and Pneumonia Claims 7/1/2002 1691
A-02-008 1/30/2002 Processing of Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Mass Adjustments -- Regional Home Health Intermediaries (RHHIs) Only 7/1/2002 1973
AB-02-007 1/28/2002 Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Amendment to Change Request 1736 3/1/2002 2011
A-02-005 1/23/2002 Correction of Production Problem with Home Health Prospective Payment Systems (HH PPS) Claims Involving Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) 7/1/2002 1977
A-02-004 1/22/2002 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) Exempt From the Ambulance Fee Schedule 7/1/2002 1951
B-02-003 1/22/2002 New Permanent Modifier for "Specific Required Documentation on File" 7/1/2002 1948
AB-02-006 1/18/2002 Customer Service Assessment Management System (CSAMS) for Medicare Call Centers 2/10/2002 1996
AB-02-005 1/18/2002 Elimination of Official Level III Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes/Modifiers and Unapproved Local Codes/Modifiers 10/16/2002 1957
AB-02-004 1/17/2002 Harkin Grantees: Aggregate Report Dates 1/17/2002 1983
AB-02-003 1/14/2002 This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded N/A 1260
AB-02-002 1/11/2002 Claims Processing Instructions For The Medicare Quality Partnerships Demonstration (formerly referred to as "Centers of Excellence") and The Medicare Provider Partnership Demonstration 4/1/2002 1995
A-02-002 1/11/2002 Discontinuance of Contract With Integriguard (Division of CMRI) to Conduct Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC) Site Visits After January 15, 2002 1/15/2002 2001
A-02-003 1/11/2002 Handling of Inpatient Claims Containing HCPCS Codes J7198, J7199, and Q2022 for Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Administered to Hemophilia Inpatients 1/11/2002 2000
AB-02-001 1/11/2002 New Temporary "K" Codes for Ostomy Devices and Supplies 4/1/2002 1993
B-02-002 1/11/2002 Notification to Carriers and Providers of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Coding Information on CMS Web site 1/31/2002 1997
B-02-001 1/11/2002 Transmittal B-02-001 Has Been Rescinded N/A 1933
B-02-042 This transmittal number has never been used and will not be used in the future N/A N/A

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