Skilled Nursing Facility Program Transmittals

Skilled Nursing Facility Program Transmittals

The following transmittals are directed to the skilled nursing facility provider community, but the list may not include all instructions for which skilled nursing facility providers are responsible. For a list of all instructions, view all current Program Transmittals.

File	CR #	Release Date	Subject	Article #
R302CP.pdf 111Kb	CR3096	09/24/2004	Nursing Facility Visits (Codes 99301 - 99313)	MM3096 270Kb
R304CP.pdf 175Kb	CR3226	09/24/2004	Nurse Practitioners as Attending Physicians in the Medicare Hospice Benefit
R303CP.pdf 1Mb	CR3417	09/24/2004	Instructions for Completion of Form CMS-1450	MM3417 2Mb
R54FM.pdf 74Kb	CR3441	09/24/2004	Notification to Providers of Intent to Complete a Post-Payment Audit
R113OTN.pdf 398Mb	CR3376	09/10/2004	Implementation of Section 921 of the Medicare Modernization Act - Provider Customer Service Program
R268CP.pdf 29KB	CR3368	08/04/2004	Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Pricer Update for FY2005
R270CP.pdf 113KB	CR3382	08/03/2004	Update to the Frequency of Billing
R253CP.pdf 80KB	CR3308	07/23/2004	Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Changes to Allow for Provider Liability Days on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Swing Bed Facility Inpatient Bills
R251CP.pdf 209KB	CR3366	07/23/2004	Editing of Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Part B Inpatient Services
R239CP.pdf 14KB	CR3382	07/23/2004	Update to Frequency of Billing
R229CP.pdf 166KB	CR3323	07/20/2004	Additional Clarification of Bill Types 22x and 23x Submitted by SNFs with Instructions for involuntarily Moving a Beneficiary Out of the SNF and Ending a benefit Period	MM3323 268Kb
R202CP.pdf 172KB	CR3338	06/10/2004	Revised Updated SNF NO PAY File for July 2004	MM3338 232Kb
R200CP.pdf 84KB	CR3277	06/10/2004	Update to the Common Working File Edits for Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing to Expand the Bypass for Pharmacy Services
R199CP.pdf 220KB	CR3337	06/10/2004	Medicare need for a specific line item date of service for Each Revenue Code on All Outpatient and Inpatient Part B claims	MM3337 232Kb
R191CP.pdf 54KB	CR3295	05/28/2004	SNF Consolidated Billing L Codes-DMERCs and FIs	MM3295 242Kb
R189CP.pdf 216KB	CR3252	05/28/2004	Updated SNF Help File Available for Calendar Year 2004	MM3252 203Kb
R185CP.pdf 72KB	CR3212	05/28/2004	Change to the Common Working File SNF Consolidated Billing Edits for Drugs and Electrocardiogram Testing Provided During and Ambulance Transport
R183CP.pdf 104KB	CR3248	05/21/2004	SNF Consolidated Billing: Services Furnished Under an "Arrangement" with an Outside Entity.	MM3248 257Kb
R6COM.pdf 319KB	CR3179	05/21/2004	Provider/Supplier Communications - Revisions and Additions to Existing Contractor Requirements
R182CP.pdf 173KB	CR3275	05/17/2004	Updated SNF NO PAY File for July 2004
R81OTN.pdf 284KB	CR3157	05/14/2004	Requirement for Carriers, DMERCs, FIS and Full PSC to Encourage Providers to Submit Medical Records to the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractor for Use in the November 2004 Improper Medicare Fee-for-Service Payments Report
R177CP.pdf 12KB	CR3275	05/14/2004	Updated SNF NO PAY File for July 2004
R168CP.pdf 35KB	CR1756	05/07/2004	Chapter 12, Physician/Practitioner Billing
R163CP.pdf 81KB	CR3196	04/30/2004	Change to the Common Working File (CWF) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Edits for Ambulance Transports to or from a Diagnostic or Therapeutic Site Other than a Physician's Office or Hospital	MM3196 233Kb
R160CP.pdf 82KB	CR3291	04/30/2004	Section 511 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 Special Adjustment for Skilled Nrusing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Rates for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)	MM3291 233Kb
R74PI.pdf 74KB	CR3150	04/23/2004	SNF Certification and Re-certification
R144CP.pdf 68KB	CR3175	04/23/2004	Distinct Parts Units for Critical Access Hospitals
R143CP.pdf 68KB	CR3238	04/19/2004	Updated SNF NO PAY File for April 2004
R67OTN.pdf 344Kb	CR3157	04/02/2004	Requirement for Carriers, DMERCs, FIs, and Full PSCs to Encourage Providers to Submit Medical Records to the CERT Contractor for Use in the November 2004 Improper Medicare-Fee-For Service Payments Report
R133CP.pdf 1.5MB	CR3115	04/02/2004	Billing Non-Covered Charges to Fiscal Intermediaries - Summary and New Instructions Clarification
R122CP.pdf 177Kb	CR3156	03/19/2004	Revision to Required Messages in Change Request CR2944, Implementation of Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Edit for Therapy Codes Considered Separately Payable Physician Services
R3GI.pdf 326Kb	CR3121	03/12/2004	New Part B Annual Deductible	MM3121 224Kb
R4COM.pdf 879Kb	CR3118	03/05/2004	Revisions and Additions to Existing Contractor Requirements
R107CP.pdf 503Kb	CR3031	02/25/2004	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) X12N 837 Health Care Claim Implementation Guide (IG) Editing Additional Instruction	MM3031 255Kb
R425PR1.pdf 105Kb		02/20/2004	Regional Medicare Swing-Bed Rates
R90CP.pdf 254Kb	CR2944	02/06/2004	Implementation of SNF Consolidated Billing CWF Edit for Therapy Codes Considered Separately Payable Physician Services	MM2944 218Kb
R92CP.pdf 368Kb	CR3070	02/06/2004	Updates to the January 2004 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for SNF Consolidated Billing
R94CP.pdf 376Kb	CR3098	02/06/2004	Additional Information in Medicare Summary Notices to Beneficiaries about SNF Benefits	MM3098 218Kb
R89CP.pdf 362Kb	CR3093	02/05/2004	The elimination of the 90-Day Grace Period for HCPCS Codes	MM3093 479Kb
R76CP.pdf 459Kb	CR3133	02/05/2004	SNF Inpatient Part A Billing
R80CP.pdf 340Kb	CR2874	02/05/2004	Extended Medicare Coverage of Certain Colorectal Cancer Screenings at SNFs	MM2874 254Kb
R68CP.pdf 276Kb	CR3052	01/28/2004	New Requirements for CAHs	MM3052 446Kb
R69CP.pdf 282Kb	CR2906	01/23/2004	Criteria for Using the CB Modifier
R38CP.pdf 200Kb	CR2983	12/08/2003	Revised SNF NO PAY File
R19CP.pdf 106Kb	CR2926	10/31/2003	Annual Update of HCPCS Codes used for SNF Consolidated Billing Enforcement and the updated SNF help files

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Last Modified on Wednesday, October 06, 2004

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