|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medicare & Medicaid
|
FILE | COMM DATE | SUBJECT | IMPL DATE | CR NUM |
---|---|---|---|---|
AB-02-050 | 4/29/2002 | Program Memorandum on Written Statements of Intent (SOI) to Claim Medicare Benefits | 4/24/2002 | N/A |
SA-02-01 | 5/16/2002 | TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, POST-ELIGIBILITY TREATMENT OF INCOME | N/A | N/A |
B-02-042 | This transmittal number has never been used and will not be used in the future | N/A | N/A | |
AB-02-028 | 2/26/2002 | CMS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Hotline Referrals | 1/27/2000 | 955 |
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 |
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 |
A-02-121 | 11/29/2002 | Skilled Nursing Facility Adjustments Billing: Adjustments to HIPPS Codes Resulting From MDS Corrections | 10/1/2000 | 1224 |
A-02-074 | 8/7/2002 | Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Implementation Instructions | 8/14/2002 | 1229 |
AB-02-003 | 1/14/2002 | This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded | N/A | 1260 |
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 |
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 |
B-02-017 | 3/27/2002 | Standard System Acceptance of Primary Payer Information at the Line Level | 1/1/2001 | 1287 |
AB-02-008 | 1/31/2002 | Form CMS-1522, Monthly Contractor Financial Report, Reconciliation | 2/1/2001 | 1330 |
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-02-034 | 3/20/2002 | Managing Medicare Appeals Workloads in FY 2001 | 1/12/2001 | 1392 |
A-02-024 | 3/27/2002 | Off Label Use of Oral Chemotherapy Drugs Methotrexate and Cyclophosphamide | 4/1/2001 | 1408 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-009 | 1/31/2002 | Clarification of Physician Certification Requirements for Medicare Hospice | 2/1/2001 | 1502 |
AB-02-089 | 6/28/2002 | New Automatic Notice of Change to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Auxiliary File | 7/1/2001 | 1529 |
AB-02-010 | 1/31/2002 | Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening as a Part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | 3/1/2001 | 1532 |
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-02-007 | 1/31/2002 | Addendum to Periodic Interim Payments (PIP) For Home Health Providers | 2/28/2001 | 1557 |
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-02-004 | 1/31/2002 | Payment for Services Furnished by Audiologists | 5/29/2001 | 1573 |
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 |
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-02-115 | 8/7/2002 | Expanded Coverage of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans and Related Claims Processing Changes | 7/1/2001 | 1603 |
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-02-040 | 3/27/2002 | Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplantation | 7/1/2001 | 1629 |
B-02-011 | 2/13/2002 | Revision and Clarification of Requirements for Quarterly Do Not Forward (DNF) Reports | 7/1/2002 | 1631 |
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-02-052 | 4/29/2002 | Revision of Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services | 10/1/2001 | 1650 |
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-02-077 | 5/29/2002 | Common Working File (CWF) Beneficiary Other Insurer (BOI) Auxiliary (aux) File | 10/1/2001 | 1674 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-014 | 2/5/2002 | Implementation of Common Working File (CWF) Edits for Flu and Pneumonia Claims | 7/1/2002 | 1691 |
AB-02-176 | 12/20/2002 | Prior Approval Requirement for Data Center and Front End Movement | 6/27/2001 | 1696 |
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-02-149 | 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 |
AB-02-121 | 8/28/2002 | Provider/Supplier Plan (PSP) Quarterly Report Format | 10/11/2001 | 1740 |
A-02-087 | 9/12/2002 | Clarification of Provider Billing Requirements Under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | 10/1/2002 | 1768 |
B-02-020 | 3/27/2002 | Coding for Non-Covered Services and Services Not Reasonable and Necessary | 1/1/2002 | 1820 |
AB-02-053 | 4/29/2002 | Correction to the Revision of Medicare Reimbursement for Telehealth Services | 10/1/2001 | 1827 |
AB-02-012 | 2/1/2002 | Revised Backup Withholding Tax Rate | 2/1/2002 | 1832 |
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 |
AB-02-049 | 4/24/2002 | New Source of Provider Information Available on CMS Website April 22, 2002 | 4/24/2002 | 1868 |
AB-02-011 | 2/1/2002 | Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments | 2/1/2002 | 1897 |
AB-02-068 | 5/8/2002 | Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments | 5/8/2002 | 1898 |
AB-02-118 | 8/9/2002 | Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments | 8/8/2002 | 1899 |
A-02-010 | 2/1/2002 | Changes to Common Working File (CWF) Beneficiary Eligibility Checks for Medicare+Choice Encounter Data | 7/1/2002 | 1926 |
B-02-001 | 1/11/2002 | Transmittal B-02-001 Has Been Rescinded | N/A | 1933 |
B-02-060 | 9/27/2002 | Payment Policy When More Than One Patient Is Onboard An Ambulance | 10/30/2002 | 1945 |
B-02-003 | 1/22/2002 | New Permanent Modifier for "Specific Required Documentation on File" | 7/1/2002 | 1948 |
A-02-004 | 1/22/2002 | Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) Exempt From the Ambulance Fee Schedule | 7/1/2002 | 1951 |
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 |
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-02-067 | 5/2/2002 | Remittance Advice Coding and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Transaction 835v4010 Completion Update | 10/1/2002 | 1959 |
AB-02-031 | 3/7/2002 | Payment Policy for Air Ambulance Transportation of Deceased Beneficiary | 7/1/2002 | 1961 |
A-02-012 | 2/8/2002 | "Do Not Forward" (DNF) Initiative | 7/1/2002 | 1970 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-004 | 1/17/2002 | Harkin Grantees: Aggregate Report Dates | 1/17/2002 | 1983 |
B-02-047 | 7/24/2002 | DMERCs - Appeal Messages on Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) and Medicare Remit Notice | 1/1/2003 | 1986 |
B-02-009 | 2/8/2002 | Payment for Therapy Services Wrongfully Denied | 5/9/2002 | 1991 |
AB-02-001 | 1/11/2002 | New Temporary "K" Codes for Ostomy Devices and Supplies | 4/1/2002 | 1993 |
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 |
AB-02-006 | 1/18/2002 | Customer Service Assessment Management System (CSAMS) for Medicare Call Centers | 2/10/2002 | 1996 |
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 |
AB-02-030 | 3/5/2002 | Administrative Policies Related to Processing Claims for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services | 4/18/2002 | 1998 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-178 | 12/27/2002 | Clarification of the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program Contractor Resolution Process (CCRP) | 12/27/2002 | 2002 |
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-02-013 | 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 |
AB-02-019 | 2/8/2002 | Supplemental Systems Security Information For FY 02 | 2/8/2002 | 2010 |
AB-02-007 | 1/28/2002 | Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Amendment to Change Request 1736 | 3/1/2002 | 2011 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-013 | 2/1/2002 | Improve the Out-of-Service-Area (OSA) Claims Process in the Common Working File (CWF) | 7/1/2002 | 2023 |
AB-02-026 | 2/21/2002 | System Networking Electronic Correspondence Referral System (SNECRS) User Guide | 3/30/2002 | 2024 |
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-02-025 | 2/15/2002 | Non-Contact Normothermic Wound Therapy (NNWT) | 7/1/2002 | 2027 |
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-02-011 | 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-02-013 | 2/28/2002 | Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.2, Effective July 1, 2002 | 7/1/2002 | 2031 |
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-02-024 | 2/14/2002 | New Waived Tests - January 18, 2002 | 4/1/2002 | 2033 |
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 |
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-02-043 | 4/8/2002 | Corrections to Program Memorandum (PM) A-01-135 -- Codes Billable by SNFs and Suppliers for SNF Residents | 4/1/2002 | 2035 |
AB-02-018 | 2/8/2002 | First Update to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database | 4/1/2002 | 2036 |
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-02-020 | 2/8/2002 | Revised Timelines for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Requirements | N/A | 2039 |
B-02-008 | 2/7/2002 | Type of Service (TOS) Corrections | 2/25/2002 | 2040 |
B-02-024 | 4/12/2002 | Deceased Physician UPIN Information - (Transmittal B-01-73) | 10/1/2002 | 2042 |
A-02-015 | 2/12/2002 | Installation of Version 27.1 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report | 2/12/2002 | 2043 |
B-02-014 | 3/21/2002 | Common Working File (CWF) Changes for Emergency Home Dialysis Supplies For Method II Beneficiaries | 10/1/2002 | 2044 |
B-02-012 | 2/28/2002 | This Transmittal Has Been Rescinded | 7/1/2002 | 2045 |
AB-02-029 | 3/1/2002 | Electronic Medicare Provider/Supplier Enrollment Forms | 7/1/2002 | 2045 |
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-02-036 | 3/21/2002 | Temporary Codes for Ambulance Fee Schedule | 4/1/2002 | 2047 |
A-02-032 | 4/25/2002 | Diabetes Self Management Training (DSMT) Payment | 10/1/2002 | 2049 |
B-02-015 | 3/22/2002 | 2002 Jurisdiction List | 7/1/2002 | 2051 |
A-02-019 | 3/1/2002 | Scheduled Release for April Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files | N/A | 2052 |
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 |
AB-02-150 | 10/25/2002 | Payment of Physician and Nonphysician Services for Certain Indian Providers | 10/25/2002 | 2055 |
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-02-042 | 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-02-016 | 3/22/2002 | Addition of Four "WW" Codes to Identify a New Source for Methotrexate | 7/1/2002 | 2064 |
AB-02-046 | 4/12/2002 | Availability of Deceased Beneficiary Date of Death Files (Calendar Years 2000 and 2001) | 4/12/2002 | 2065 |
A-02-022 | 3/22/2002 | Clarification of PM-A-01-86, New Patient Status Codes 62 and 63 | 3/22/2002 | 2069 |
A-02-030 | 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-02-064 | 5/2/2002 | Coverage and Billing for Home Prothrombin Time International Normalized Ratio (INR) Monitoring for Anticoagulation Management | 7/1/2002 | 2071 |
AB-02-039 | 3/26/2002 | Amplification of Annual Compliance Audit Requirements | 3/26/2002 | 2072 |
AB-02-080 | 6/7/2002 | Payment for Services Furnished by Audiologists | 7/7/2002 | 2073 |
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 |
AB-02-033 | 3/15/2002 | Provider Education Training Activities to Implement Updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule | 3/15/2002 | 2075 |
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-02-073 | 5/16/2002 | Installation of a New Medicare Customer Service Center (MCSC) Next Generation Desktop (NGD) Application | N/A | 2079 |
AB-02-041 | 3/29/2002 | Correction of Remark Code Message for Home Health Consolidated Billing | 3/29/2002 | 2080 |
AB-02-155 | 11/1/2002 | Beneficiary Notification of Denials Based on Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) | 1/1/2003 | 2081 |
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 |
AB-02-078 | 5/29/2002 | Provider Education Article: Medicare Coverage of Rehabilitation Services for Beneficiaries With Vision Impairment | 5/29/2002 | 2083 |
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-02-035 | 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 |
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 |
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-02-044 | 4/5/2002 | July Quarterly Update for 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule | 7/1/2002 | 2090 |
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 |
A-02-041 | 5/17/2002 | New Patient Status Code 64 | 10/1/2002 | 2093 |
AB-02-047 | 4/17/2002 | Amended Contractor Assessment Security Tool (CAST) Submission Instructions and Due Dates | 4/17/2002 | 2094 |
A-02-068 | 7/24/2002 | Enhancements to Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Claims Processing | 1/1/2003 | 2095 |
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-02-067 | 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 |
A-02-020 | 3/21/2002 | Coverage and Billing of Sacral Nerve Stimulation | 3/21/2002 | 2098 |
B-02-031 | 5/1/2002 | Cessation of Certain DMERC Activities | 5/1/2002 | 2101 |
A-02-026 | 3/28/2002 | 2002 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | 4/8/2002 | 2102 |
A-02-025 | 3/27/2002 | April Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V3.0) | 4/1/2002 | 2103 |
A-02-021 | 3/22/2002 | Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Information Collection Policies Changed for Hospitals | 3/31/2002 | 2104 |
AB-02-074 | 5/22/2002 | Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Crosswalk | 5/22/2002 | 2105 |
B-02-027 | 4/26/2002 | Annual Updating of ICD-9-CM Codes Must Be Date of Service Driven | 10/1/2002 | 2108 |
B-02-063 | 10/11/2002 | Annual Updating of ICD-9-CM Codes Must Be Date of Service Driven | 10/1/2002 | 2108 |
A-02-066 | 7/24/2002 | Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Adjudication Services Project: Systems Changes Needed | 1/1/2003 | 2109 |
A-02-066 | 8/8/2002 | Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Adjudication Services Project: Systems Changes Needed | 1/1/2003 | 2109 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-072 | 7/31/2002 | Implementation of the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) | 7/29/2002 | 2119 |
AB-02-075 | 5/22/2002 | Payment Limit for Drugs and Biologicals | 5/22/2002 | 2123 |
AB-02-048 | 4/18/2002 | Program Management Provider/Supplier Education and Training | N/A | 2125 |
AB-02-127 | 9/27/2002 | Program Management Provider/Supplier Education and Training Background | 10/1/2001 | 2125 |
B-02-038 | 6/18/2002 | HIPAA Testing and Certification Requirements and Date Changes | 7/18/2002 | 2127 |
A-02-051 | 6/18/2002 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Testing and Certification Requirements and Date Changes | 6/18/2002 | 2128 |
AB-02-057 | 5/1/2002 | Charging Fees to Providers for Medicare Education and Training Activities - Program Management | 5/1/2002 | 2129 |
AB-02-141 | 10/18/2002 | Charging Fees to Providers for Medicare Education and Training Activities - Program Management | 5/1/2002 | 2129 |
AB-02-110 | 7/31/2002 | Implementation of National Coverage Determinations Regarding Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services | 1/1/2003 | 2130 |
B-02-032 | 5/1/2002 | Medical Review (MR) Progressive Corrective Action (PCA) | N/A | 2131 |
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 |
B-02-037 | 6/7/2002 | New Medicare Medical Review Guidelines for Claims for Diabetic Testing Supplies | 10/1/2002 | 2133 |
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-02-036 | 5/1/2002 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Institutional 837 Health Care Claim - Outpatient Hospice Implementation Direction | 10/1/2002 | 2135 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-059 | 5/1/2002 | Additional Clarification for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services | 10/1/2002 | 2142 |
A-02-038 | 5/16/2002 | Modification of Common Working File (CWF) A/B Crossover Edit 7111 and "Alert" 7531 | 10/1/2002 | 2143 |
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 |
A-02-027 | 4/5/2002 | Installation of Version 27.2 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report | 4/15/2002 | 2146 |
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-02-056 | 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 |
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-02-109 | 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-02-066 | 5/2/2002 | Non-coverage of Perception Sensory Threshold/Nerve Conduction Threshold Test (sNCT) | 10/1/2002 | 2153 |
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-02-026 | 4/25/2002 | Revised: New Permanent Modifier for "Specific Required Documentation on File" | 7/1/2002 | 2155 |
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-02-042 | 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-02-034 | 5/1/2002 | Submission of the Swing Bed Minimum Data Set (MDS) Data for Swing Bed Hospitals | 5/1/2002 | 2159 |
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 |
AB-02-069 | 5/9/2002 | July 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Files | 7/1/2002 | 2162 |
AB-02-070 | 5/10/2002 | New Waived Tests - April 12, 2002 | 7/1/2002 | 2163 |
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 |
AB-02-071 | 5/10/2002 | HIPAA Model Compliance Plan and Instructions | 5/10/2002 | 2168 |
AB-02-129 | 9/27/2002 | Claims Processing Requirements for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services Based on the Negotiated Rulemaking | N/A | 2169 |
AB-02-122 | 8/28/2002 | Appeals Quality Improvement and Data Analysis Activities | 10/1/2002 | 2170 |
A-02-040 | 5/17/2002 | Scheduled Release for July Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files | N/A | 2172 |
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 |
A-02-043 | 5/23/2002 | Audit Guidance Pertaining to Write-offs of Small Debit Balances in Patients’ Accounts Receivable | 10/1/2002 | 2174 |
A-02-062 | 7/24/2002 | Applicable Bill Types for Ambulance Services (Revenue Code 540) | 1/1/2003 | 2175 |
B-02-044 | 7/24/2002 | Change in Jurisdiction for Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber | 1/1/2003 | 2177 |
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-02-034 | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
A-02-108 | 10/25/2002 | Multiple Patient Ambulance Transport | 4/1/2003 | 2186 |
B-02-036 | 5/23/2002 | Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 8.3, Effective October 1, 2002 | 10/1/2002 | 2187 |
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 |
AB-02-081 | 6/11/2002 | Core Security Requirements (CSR) and Associated Responsibilities | 6/11/2002 | 2189 |
AB-02-084 | 6/20/2002 | Additional Information Regarding Medicare Payment Allowance for Flu Vaccine | N/A | 2190 |
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-02-093 | 7/2/2002 | Coverage and Billing for Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIg) for the Treatment of Autoimmune Mucocutaneous Blistering Diseases | 10/1/2002 | 2192 |
AB-02-085 | 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-02-048 | 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 |
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-02-072 | 5/15/2002 | Medicare Payment for Drugs and Biologicals Furnished Incident to a Physician's Service | 8/1/2002 | 2200 |
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-02-087 | 6/26/2002 | Delay in Enforcement of National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services | 1/1/2003 | 2203 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-123 | 8/28/2002 | Information on Medicare+Choice (M+C) Private Fee-for-Service Plans - INFORMATION ONLY | 8/28/2002 | 2206 |
A-02-050 | 6/17/2002 | July 2002 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | 7/1/2002 | 2207 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-053 | 6/18/2002 | Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2002 | 6/18/2002 | 2210 |
A-02-127 | 12/24/2002 | Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2002 | 6/18/2002 | 2210 |
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 |
B-02-048 | 7/24/2002 | Reasonable Charge Data Disclosure Requirements for Ambulance Services | 1/1/2003 | 2212 |
B-02-056 | 8/28/2002 | Furlong Lawsuit Settlement Payments | 8/28/2002 | 2214 |
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-02-095 | 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 |
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-02-114 | 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 |
A-02-057 | 7/3/2002 | Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Update | 10/1/2002 | 2220 |
A-02-052 | 6/18/2002 | July Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V3.1) | 7/1/2002 | 2221 |
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 |
A-02-054 | 6/19/2002 | Use of Medical Review Indicators for Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) | 6/19/2002 | 2226 |
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-02-039 | 7/2/2002 | Common Working File (CWF) Category Changes | 10/1/2002 | 2229 |
AB-02-082 | 6/11/2002 | Coding Changes for Sodium Hyaluronate | 10/1/2002 | 2230 |
AB-02-128 | 9/27/2002 | Coverage and Billing for Percutaneous Image-Guided Breast Biopsy | 1/1/2003 | 2232 |
A-02-070 | 7/31/2002 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Transaction 835v4010 Completion Update | 1/1/2003 | 2233 |
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-02-094 | 7/3/2002 | Disclosure Desk Reference for Call Centers | 9/3/2002 | 2237 |
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-02-061 | 7/11/2002 | Medicare Program- Update to the Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Home Health Agencies for FY 2003 | 10/1/2002 | 2239 |
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-02-106 | 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 |
B-02-066 | 10/25/2002 | Ambulance Services: Maintaining Point-of-Pickup Zip Code | 4/1/2003 | 2242 |
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-02-104 | 7/31/2002 | October Quarterly Update for 2002 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule | 10/1/2002 | 2245 |
AB-02-092 | 7/2/2002 | Procedures Subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing | 10/1/2002 | 2247 |
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 |
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-02-058 | 7/5/2002 | Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2003 | 10/1/2002 | 2250 |
AB-02-111 | 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 |
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-02-060 | 7/10/2002 | Revision to Billing for Swing Bed Services Under Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) | 7/12/2002 | 2257 |
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 |
B-02-055 | 8/7/2002 | Updates to the Place of Service (POS) Code Set | 1/1/2003 | 2259 |
A-02-063 | 7/24/2002 | Scheduled Release for October Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files | N/A | 2261 |
AB-02-148 | 10/25/2002 | Remittance Advice Message for Ambulance Services | 4/1/2003 | 2262 |
AB-02-091 | 7/2/2002 | New Waived Tests - June 17, 2002 | 10/1/2002 | 2263 |
AB-02-145 | 10/25/2002 | Electronic Patient Records Via Non-Internet Means | 10/25/2002 | 2264 |
B-02-068 | 10/25/2002 | Revised X12N 4010 837 Professional Flat File | 4/1/2003 | 2265 |
AB-02-100 | 7/24/2002 | Modification of Medicare Policy for Erythropoietin (EPO) | 8/31/2002 | 2266 |
AB-02-125 | 9/11/2002 | Provider Education Article: Durable Medical Equipment Ordered With Surrogate Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPIN) | 9/11/2002 | 2268 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-105 | 7/31/2002 | Medical Review of Medicare Payments for Nail Debridement Services | 9/14/2002 | 2272 |
AB-02-120 | 8/21/2002 | Coding Instructions for IN-111 Zevalin and Y-90 Zevalin | 9/4/2002 | 2273 |
A-02-073 | 7/31/2002 | Financial Reporting Instructions for the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS)/Recovery Tracking System (RTS) | 1/1/2003 | 2275 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
AB-02-112 | 7/31/2002 | Final Update to the 2002 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) | 10/7/2002 | 2282 |
B-02-057 | 9/11/2002 | Addition of Two "WW" Codes to Identify a New Source for Etoposide | 10/1/2002 | 2283 |
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-02-093 | 9/27/2002 | Instructions for Implementing the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System | 1/6/2003 | 2288 |
A-02-075 | 8/7/2002 | Admitting Diagnosis for Observation Services for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | 1/1/2003 | 2289 |
A-02-110 | 10/25/2002 | Financially Required Changes for the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Paid Claim File | 4/1/2003 | 2291 |
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-02-130 | 9/27/2002 | Definitions of Ambulance Services | 9/27/2002 | 2295 |
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-02-131 | 9/27/2002 | Clarification of Medicare Policy Regarding the Implementation of the Ambulance Fee Schedule | N/A | 2297 |
A-02-076 | 8/7/2002 | October 2002 Update to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS | 10/1/2002 | 2298 |
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-02-081 | 8/28/2002 | Modification of Audit and Cost Report Settlement Expectations in Change Request (CR) 1468 | 10/1/2002 | 2300 |
A-02-124 | 12/13/2002 | Necessary Changes to Implement Special Add-On Payments for New Technologies | 4/1/2003 | 2301 |
AB-02-117 | 8/7/2002 | Transition Schedule for Implementation of the Ambulance Fee Schedule | 1/1/2003 | 2303 |
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 |
AB-02-184 | 1/3/2003 | Provider Notification of Denials Based on Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) | N/A | 2305 |
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 |
B-02-077 | 11/1/2002 | Program Integrity Management Reporting (PIMR) System for Part B | 4/1/2003 | 2307 |
A-02-112 | 11/1/2002 | Program Integrity Management Reporting (PIMR) System for Part A -- Phase 1 | 4/1/2003 | 2308 |
B-02-058 | 9/11/2002 | Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 9.0, Effective January 1, 2003 | 1/1/2003 | 2309 |
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 |
AB-02-139 | 10/11/2002 | Additional Guidance for Applying the Medicare Self-Administered Drug Exclusion | 10/15/2002 | 2311 |
AB-02-161 | 11/8/2002 | Coverage and Billing Requirements for Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Wounds | 4/1/2003 | 2313 |
AB-02-156 | 11/1/2002 | Coverage and Billing for Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) | 4/1/2003 | 2314 |
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-02-124 | 8/28/2002 | Update of Rates and Wage Index for Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payments Effective October 1, 2002 | 10/1/2002 | 2316 |
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 |
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 |
A-02-104 | 10/25/2002 | Provider Education Article: Home Health Agencies' (HHAs) Responsibilities Regarding Patient Notification | 10/25/2002 | 2320 |
A-02-082 | 8/21/2002 | October Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version (V3.2) | 10/1/2002 | 2322 |
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 |
A-02-085 | 9/11/2002 | Applicable Bill Types for Ambulance Services (Revenue Code 540) | 1/1/2003 | 2324 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-105 | 10/25/2002 | Removal of Common Working File (CWF) Edit on Non-Covered Hospice Claims | N/A | 2328 |
A-02-113 | 11/1/2002 | Transmittal A-02-113 Has Been Rescinded | N/A | 2331 |
AB-02-119 | 8/21/2002 | Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD) Payment for Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries | 1/2/2003 | 2334 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-102 | 10/25/2002 | Medicare Certified Hospices - Clarification of Acceptable Parameters for Some Contractual Arrangements | 1/1/2003 | 2345 |
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 |
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 |
A-02-098 | 10/11/2002 | Changes in Transitional Outpatient Payment (TOP) for 2003 | 1/1/2003 | 2356 |
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 |
AB-02-132 | 9/27/2002 | Year 2003 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Annual Update Reminder | 1/1/2003 | 2358 |
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-02-067 | 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 |
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 |
AB-02-133 | 9/27/2002 | Publication and Maintenance of a Directory of Electronic Billing Vendors | 12/1/2002 | 2364 |
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 |
A-02-088 | 9/18/2002 | Installation of Version 28.0 of the Provider Statistical and Reimbursement (PS&R) Report | 1/6/2003 | 2368 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-099 | 10/11/2002 | Scheduled Release for January Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files | N/A | 2375 |
B-02-069 | 10/25/2002 | Messages for Use With Drug Claims | 1/1/2003 | 2376 |
AB-02-162 | 11/8/2002 | Deported Medicare Beneficiaries | 4/1/2003 | 2377 |
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 |
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-02-174 | 12/3/2002 | Single Drug Pricer (SDP) | N/A | 2381 |
AB-02-144 | 10/25/2002 | Virginia Cardiac Surgery Initiative Demonstration | 4/1/2003 | 2382 |
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 |
B-02-062 | 10/4/2002 | Payment to Registered Dietitians for Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training (DSMT) Services | 10/4/2002 | 2386 |
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-02-183 | 12/27/2002 | Coverage of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities | 4/1/2003 | 2388 |
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-02-172 | 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 |
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-02-157 | 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 |
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 |
AB-02-142 | 10/18/2002 | Remittance Advice Coding Update | 1/1/2003 | 2395 |
AB-02-147 | 11/1/2002 | Promoting Influenza Vaccinations | 11/8/2002 | 2396 |
AB-02-146 | 10/25/2002 | Revision to the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) Crosswalk | 11/25/2002 | 2398 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-137 | 10/11/2002 | Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement | 10/11/2002 | 2402 |
AB-02-160 | 11/8/2002 | Medicare Telehealth Update | 1/1/2003 | 2403 |
A-02-115 | 11/1/2002 | Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services for Beneficiaries With Diabetes or Renal Disease - POLICY CHANGE | 4/1/2003 | 2404 |
AB-02-179 | 12/27/2002 | Complaint Screening | 12/27/2002 | 2406 |
A-02-097 | 10/11/2002 | Special Handling of New "K" Codes K0556, K0557, K0558, and K0559 | 10/31/2002 | 2409 |
B-02-074 | 11/1/2002 | Clarification on Systems Changes in CR 2299 | 1/1/2003 | 2412 |
AB-02-154 | 11/1/2002 | New Waived Tests - September 27, 2002 | 1/1/2003 | 2413 |
AB-02-153 | 11/1/2002 | Claims Processing Instructions for the Medicare Disease Management Demonstration | 4/1/2003 | 2414 |
AB-02-168 | 11/22/2002 | Advance Beneficiary Notice and DMEPOS Refund Requirements - Corrections to PM AB-02-114 | 12/2/2002 | 2415 |
AB-02-163 | 11/8/2002 | 2003 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment Method | 1/1/2003 | 2420 |
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 |
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-02-082 | 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-02-083 | 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-02-084 | 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-02-085 | 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-02-086 | 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 |
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-02-167 | 11/19/2002 | Notice of Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments | 11/19/2002 | 2429 |
B-02-078 | 11/1/2002 | Medical Review (MR) Progressive Corrective Action (PCA)--ACTION | N/A | 2433 |
AB-02-166 | 11/12/2002 | Editing of the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTCs) and Use of the HPTC Crosswalk | 4/1/2003 | 2437 |
AB-02-165 | 11/8/2002 | Levocarnitine for use in the treatment of Carnitine Deficiency in ESRD Patients | 1/1/2003 | 2438 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
B-02-092 | 12/27/2002 | Electromagnetic Stimulation | 4/1/2003 | 2447 |
AB-02-159 | 11/8/2002 | Medicare Deductible and Premium Rates for Calendar Year 2003 | 1/1/2003 | 2451 |
AB-02-171 | 11/25/2002 | X12N Health Care Eligibility Benefit Inquiry/Response (270/271) Transaction Security and Connectivity Instructions | 4/1/2003 | 2452 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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-02-169 | 11/22/2002 | Notice Requirement Related to Local Medical Review Policies (LMRP) | 11/22/2002 | 2472 |
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 |
B-02-088 | 12/13/2002 | Changes to Correct Coding Edits, Version 9.1, Effective April 1, 2003 | 4/1/2003 | 2477 |
AB-02-181 | 12/23/2002 | Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Update and the 2003 Participation Enrollment Process | 12/23/2002 | 2486 |
A-02-123 | 12/13/2002 | Hospital Billing for Immunosuppressive Drugs Furnished to Transplant Patients--ACTION | 1/1/2003 | 2488 |
AB-02-173 | 11/29/2002 | Ambulance Fee Schedule Updates for 2003 | 1/1/2003 | 2489 |
A-02-122 | 12/3/2002 | Notice Regarding Cost-to-Charge Ratios and Inpatient Outlier Payments | 12/3/2002 | 2500 |
A-02-129 | 1/3/2003 | 2003 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) | 1/6/2003 | 2503 |
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-02-128 | 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 |
B-02-089 | 12/20/2002 | Further Instructions Regarding the Reasonable Charge Update for 2003 for Splints and Casts | 1/1/2003 | 2510 |
A-02-126 | 12/20/2002 | Instructions Regarding Hospital Outlier Payments | 12/20/2002 | 2528 |
AB-02-182 | 12/27/2002 | Coverage and Billing of Sacral Nerve Stimulation | 1/1/2003 | 2532 |
AB-02-185 | 12/31/2002 | Deletion of Q codes and Reactivation of CPT codes for Hepatitis B Vaccine | N/A | 2536 |
NEW for 2000 the files listed above are PDF (Portable Document Format) files. In the past the transmittal cover page was all we were able to put on the Internet. PDF format enables us to put the entire transmittal on the Internet. You can view and print PDF files exactly as they were originally printed in paper form. To view these documents, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded at no cost by clicking here.
2002 Memos | 2001 Program Memos | 2000 Program Memos | Program Transmittals | Program Manuals