2006 Transmittals

12/22/2006

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1143CP
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Emergency Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5459

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R861CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Sunset of the Policies for Provider Nominations for an Intermediary and the Provider Requests for a Change of Intermediary - Revisions to Publication 100-04, Chapter 1, Section 20
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4286

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R857CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Update - Payment Limit for J7620 (Albuterol and Ipratropium Bromide, non-compounded)
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4333

02/13/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R853CP
Issue Date: 02/13/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R850CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Change Payment Floor Date for Paper Claims
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4284

02/06/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R841CP
Issue Date: 02/06/2006
Subject: MCS Screen Expansion for the Prescription Order Number for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs to be Developed Over the July 2006 and October 2006 Release, With Final Implementation on October 2, 2006
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4306

02/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R834CP
Issue Date: 02/03/2006
Subject: Revision to Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Billing for Some Globally Billed Services
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4266

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R822CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Update of Radiopharmaceutical Imaging Agents HCPCS Codes Applicable to PET Scan Services
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4270

01/20/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R817CP
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Update to the Inpatient Provider Specific File (IPSF) and the Outpatient Provider Specific File (OPSF) to Retain Provider Information
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4279

01/20/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R813CP
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Instructions for the Payment of Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonuses When the Place of Service (POS) is "Home"
Impl Date: 02/21/2006
CR #: 4275

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R849CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Update to the ESRD Composite Payment Rates
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4291

02/06/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R839CP
Issue Date: 02/06/2006
Subject: Additional Requirements for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4309

02/02/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R831CP
Issue Date: 02/02/2006
Subject: Shared Systems Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Balancing Edit and Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA) Enforcement Update
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4261

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R825CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: System Edits for Respiratory Assist Devices (RADs) with Bi-Level Capability and a Back-Up Rate
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4223

01/27/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R819CP
Issue Date: 01/27/2006
Subject: Modification to QR Modifier Edit for Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) Services
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4273

01/13/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R812CP
Issue Date: 01/13/2006
Subject: Medicare Payment for Pre-administration-Related Services Associated With Intravenous Immune Globulin Administration
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4244

02/02/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R829CP
Issue Date: 02/02/2006
Subject: Modification of Roster Billing for Mass Immunizers Billing for Inpatient Part B Services (Type of Bills (TOB) 12X and 22X)
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4242

01/20/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R814CP
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4256

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R846CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: New Skilled Nursing Facility(SNF) Consolidated Billing(CB)Website Address
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4297

02/02/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R832CP
Issue Date: 02/02/2006
Subject: Payment of Same Day Transfer Claims Under the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4264

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R820CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Sites of Service Revenue Codes for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4210

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R862CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Appeals of Claims Decisions: Administrative Law Judge; Departmental Appeals Board; U.S. District Court Review
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4152

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R858CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Increase Remittance File Retention
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4302

02/13/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R854CP
Issue Date: 02/13/2006
Subject: MSN Format Changes for DME MAC Transition
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4341

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R847CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Hold on Medicare Payments
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4349

02/09/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R843CP
Issue Date: 02/09/2006
Subject: Inpatient Admission Followed by Discharge or Death Prior to Room Assignment
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4202

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R824CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, V12.1, Effective April 1, 2006
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4308

01/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R818CP
Issue Date: 01/24/2006
Subject: Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services: Common Working File (CWF) Inquiry for Providers
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4104

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R860CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update
Impl Date: 05/17/2006
CR #: 4326

02/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R836CP
Issue Date: 02/03/2006
Subject: Inpatient Admission Followed by Discharge or Death Prior to Room Assignment
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4202

02/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R833CP
Issue Date: 02/03/2006
Subject: Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Enhancements, and Clarification of Check Issue/EFT Effective Date
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4289

02/02/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R830CP
Issue Date: 02/02/2006
Subject: Denial of Claims Not Timely Filed
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4041

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R863CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Update to Chapter 20, "Billing for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment," Section 130.6
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4271

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R851CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Revisions to Instructions for Contractors Other Than the Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions (RNHCI) Specialty Contractor Regarding Claims for Beneficiaries with RNCHI Elections
Impl Date: 05/11/2006
CR #: 4218

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R844CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Guidelines for the Payment of Vaccines (Pneumococcal Pneumonia Virus, Influenza Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus) Administration
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4240

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R136PI
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Policy Changes to Program Integrity Manual
Impl Date: 03/01/2006
CR #: 4105

02/06/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R838CP
Issue Date: 02/06/2006
Subject: Corrections to Common Working File Editing of Home Health Prospective Payment System Claims Regarding Non-covered Episodes and Prior Inpatient Stays and Fiscal Intermediary Shared System Implementation of 2006 Therapy Code Update
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4310

02/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R835CP
Issue Date: 02/03/2006
Subject: New Temporary Codes for Adjustable Wheelchair Cushions
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4267

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R826CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: April Quarterly Update to the 2006 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4298

01/20/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R815CP
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Update
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4254

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R859CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4314

02/15/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R856CP
Issue Date: 02/15/2006
Subject: January 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective January 1, 2006, and Revisions to April 2005, July 2005, and October 2005 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
Impl Date: 01/03/2006
CR #: 4140

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R852CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Ambulance Fee Schedule - CY 2006 Update: Correction to CR 4061
Impl Date: 02/24/2006
CR #: 4362

02/06/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R840CP
Issue Date: 02/06/2006
Subject: Hospital Billing for Take-Home Drugs
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4301

02/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R837CP
Issue Date: 02/03/2006
Subject: Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Full Claim File Repair Process
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4277

02/02/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R828CP
Issue Date: 02/02/2006
Subject: Mammography Facility Certification File - Updated Procedures and Content
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4303

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R823CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: New Temporary Code for Battery for Power Mobility Devices
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4253

02/01/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R821CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Billing and Payment of Certain Colorectal Cancer Screenings for Non-Patients Type of Bill (TOB) 14X
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4272

01/20/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R816CP
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Coverage and Billing for Ultrasound Stimulation for Nonunion Fracture Healing
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4085

01/06/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R135PI
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Changes to the GTL Titles
Impl Date: 02/06/2006
CR #: 4228

02/21/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R868CP
Issue Date: 02/21/2006
Subject: Payment of Same Day Transfer Claims Under the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4264

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R865CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Health Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4321

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R867CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Elimination of the Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERC) Information Form (DIF)
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4241

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R864CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for April 2006
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4328

02/17/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R866CP
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Additional Requirements for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4309

02/10/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R137PI
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Provider Enrollment Workload and Timeliness Reports
Impl Date: 04/15/2006
CR #: 4214

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R875CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Maintenance and Update of the Temporary Hook Created to Hold OPPS Claims That Include Certain Drug HCPCS Codes
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4371

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R871CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: 2005 Revised American National Standards Institute X12N 837 Professional Health Care Claim Companion Document
Impl Date: 03/24/2006
CR #: 4260

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R873CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Increase Remittance File Retention
Impl Date: 03/24/2006
CR #: 4302

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R870CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Type of Service (TOS) Corrections
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4322

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R869CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Installation of Pricing Software Containing the Customer Information Control System (CICS) Formatting Update
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4344

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R872CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: New Waived Tests
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4305

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R874CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Instructions for Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4331

03/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R879CP
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: Announcement of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Designation as Urban and Rural - Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) as it Applies to FQHC Services Furnished to Swing-Bed Patients
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4077

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R878CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) and 835 Implementation Guide (IG) Provider Adjustment Code Mapping and Standard Paper Remittance (SPR) Advice Changes
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4288

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R877CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Changes in Transitional Outpatient Payments (TOP) for Rural Sole Community Hospitals and Small Rural Hospitals for 2006
Impl Date: 03/06/2006
CR #: 4367

03/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R880CP
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: April Quarterly Update for 2006 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4335

03/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R882CP
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: Hospital Billing for Take-Home Drugs
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4301

03/03/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R881CP
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Hospital Emergency Room Services Exceeding 24 Hour
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4252

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R876CP
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: April 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File and Revisions to January 2005, April 2005, July 2005, October 2005, and January 2006 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4319

02/24/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R141PI
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Modification to the UPIN Process
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 4191

02/13/2006

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R139PI
Issue Date: 02/13/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R885CP
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: Suppression of Standard Paper Remittance Advice to Providers and Suppliers Also Receiving Electronic Remittance Advice for 45 Days or More
Impl Date: 06/01/2006
CR #: 4376

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R887CP
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: Correction to Change Request 4282 - Application of Temporary 5 Percent Payment Increase for Home Health Services Furnished in a Rural Area for One Year Under the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS)
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4397

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R886CP
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: April 2006 Update to the Medicare Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Version 21.2 for Bills From Hospitals That Are Not Paid Under The Outpatient Prospective Payment System (Non-OPPS)
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4359

01/06/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R88FM
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Clarification to IOM 100-06, Sections 290.7 and 290.8
Impl Date: 02/06/2006
CR #: 4198

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R883CP
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: Claims Processing Requirements for Medicare Beneficiaries in State or Local Custody Under a Penal Authority - MANUALIZATION
Impl Date: 06/12/2006
CR #: 4352

03/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R889CP
Issue Date: 03/17/2006
Subject: April Update to the 2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4399

03/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R890CP
Issue Date: 03/17/2006
Subject: Guidelines for Payment of Vaccine (Pneumococcal Pneumonia Virus, Influenza Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus) Administration
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4240

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R888CP
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: April 2006 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Code Editor (OPPS OCE) Specifications Version 7.1
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4360

01/13/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: R89FM
Issue Date: 01/13/2006
Subject: Mandated Use of Autoload Program in STAR, System Tracking for Audit and Reimbursement
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4172

01/19/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:11:00 EST

Transmittal #: R90FM
Issue Date: 01/19/2006
Subject: Recurring Update Notification for the Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments
Impl Date: 01/25/2006
CR #: 4067

02/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:14:00 EST

Transmittal #: R91FM
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Clarification of Instructions in Pub. 100-6, Chapter 5 Financial Reporting, Section 310.4-Line 4(a) through (e), Reclassified CNC Debt (Principal & Interest)
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4151

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:20:00 EST

Transmittal #: R92FM
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: Clarification of the Form CMS-1522 Monthly Contractor Financial Report
Impl Date: 04/10/2006
CR #: 4248

03/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:30:00 EST

Transmittal #: R143PI
Issue Date: 03/17/2006
Subject: Demand Letters
Impl Date: 04/17/2006
CR #: N/A

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R40DEMO
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: Amendments to Section 651 Chiropractic Services Demonstration-- Changes to CPT 98943 rate published in CR 4225 Due to Passage of the Deficit Reduction Act, and revisions to CPT codes for 2006
Impl Date: 04/10/2006
CR #: 4377

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R41DEMO
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project---Inclusion of Gynecological Oncology (Supplement to CR 4219)
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4347

02/13/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R46BP
Issue Date: 02/13/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

02/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R79MCM
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Changes in MCM Chapter 11, Medicare Advantage Application Procedures and Contract Requirement
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

03/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R7SS
Issue Date: 03/17/2006
Subject: Business Partner Systems Security Manual
Impl Date: 05/01/2006
CR #: 4342

03/03/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R80MCM
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 13, Medicare Managed Care Beneficiary Grievances, Organization Determinations, and Appeals Applicable to Medicare Advantage Plans, Cost Plans, and Health Care Prepayment Plans (HCPPs), (collectively referred to as Medicare health plans)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

01/13/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R811CP
Issue Date: 01/13/2006
Subject: Teaching Physician Services
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 3928

01/20/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R78MCM
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 5, "Quality Improvement"
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

01/13/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R809CP
Issue Date: 01/13/2006
Subject: Update to Payment Rates for Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution Services Furnished in the Home, Calendar Year 2006
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4265

02/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R45BP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Revisions to Instructions for Contractors Other Than the Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution (RNHCI) Specialty Contractor Regarding Claims for Beneficiaries with RNHCI Elections
Impl Date: 05/11/2006
CR #: 4218

03/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R48NCD
Issue Date: 03/17/2006
Subject: Technical Corrections to the NCD Manual
Impl Date: 06/19/2006
CR #: 4278

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R47MSP
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: MSP Debt Collection and Referral Updates
Impl Date: 04/10/2006
CR #: 4304

01/06/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R807CP
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Revision to IOM 100-4, Chapter 12, Sections 90.4.1.1 and 90.4.2
Impl Date: 02/06/2006
CR #: 4182

03/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R42DEMO
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project
Impl Date: 01/17/2006
CR #: 4219

01/06/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R806CP
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Termination of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Payable During the Transition to the Ambulance Fee Schedule
Impl Date: 02/06/2006
CR #: 4251

03/03/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R39DEMO
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project---Inclusion of Gynecological Oncology (Supplement to CR 4219)
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4347

02/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R44BP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Update to the ESRD Composite Payment Rate
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4291

01/06/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R808CP
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Nursing Facility Services (Codes 99304 - 99318)
Impl Date: 01/23/2006
CR #: 4246

01/27/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R46NCD
Issue Date: 01/27/2006
Subject: Cardiac Catheterization Performed in Other Than a Hospital Setting
Impl Date: 02/27/2006
CR #: 4280

01/06/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R805CP
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Annual Update to the Therapy Code List
Impl Date: 02/06/2006
CR #: 4226

02/24/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R47NCD
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Changes to the Covered Indications for Tumor Antigen by Immunoassay CA 125 to Add Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4257

03/17/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R18SOMA
Issue Date: 03/17/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter, "Complaint Procedures"
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: N/A

01/13/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R200OTN
Issue Date: 01/13/2006
Subject: Mandatory Transition to New Registry That Satisfies Medicare Data Reporting Requirements for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4249

03/03/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R15P236
Issue Date: 03/03/2006
Subject: Form CMS-2552-96
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

01/10/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R16SOMA
Issue Date: 01/10/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 2, "The Certification Process," Appendix E--"Providers of Outpatient Physical Therapy or Outpatient Speech Language Pathology (OPT/OSP) Services," and Appendix K-- "Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities"
Impl Date: 11/21/2005
CR #: N/A

01/20/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R17SOMA
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 2 The Certification Process
Impl Date: 01/20/2006
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0603
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Essential Information and Resources for Prescribing Health Care Professionals - The Eleventh in the Medlearn Matters Series on the New Prescription Drug Plans
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:56:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0605
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Explanation of Systems Used by Medicare to Process Your Claims
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0606
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Certified Swing Bed Hospital Services
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:06:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0610
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Collection and Verification of Ambulance Crew Member Information
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0611
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Software
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:10:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0612
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Provider Enrollment in the Medicare Program
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

01/19/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R201OTN
Issue Date: 01/19/2006
Subject: Calculation of the Interim Payment of Indirect Medical Education (IME) Through the Inpatient PPS Pricer for Hospitals That Received an INcrease to Their Full-time Equivalent Resident Caps Under Section 422 of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), P.L. 108-173
Impl Date: 03/31/2006
CR #: 4025

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0613
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Colorectal Cancer: Preventable, Treatable, and Beatable: Medicare Coverage and Billing for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0614
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Access to the Part D Drug Benefit in Long Term Care Settings
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0618
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: 2006 Standard Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Understanding Costs to Beneficiaries - The Twelfth in the Medlearn Matters Series on Drug Plans
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:56:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0619
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Instructions for Provider Notification Regarding Streamlined Drug Coverage Materials for Health Care Professionals, a New Fact Sheet and Script for Recent Audio Conference
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0620
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Announcing a New Name for Medicare's Provider Education Articles - MLN Matters
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

02/01/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:36:00 EST

Transmittal #: R205OTN
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Beneficiary Change of Address
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4224

02/01/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:01:00 EST

Transmittal #: R206OTN
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Modifications/Additions to CR 3730, Frequent Hemodialysis Network (FHN) Payments for Approved Clinical Trial Costs
Impl Date: 03/03/2006
CR #: 4138

02/01/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:01:00 EST

Transmittal #: R207OTN
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: New 2006 Payment Rate for Services Paid Under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4313

02/06/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:01:00 EST

Transmittal #: R208OTN
Issue Date: 02/06/2006
Subject: Analysis of Systems Changes Needed to Generate Unsolicited Responses to the Veterans Administration (VA)
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4318

03/24/2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:08:00 EST

Transmittal #: R43DEMO
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP) Specification (Correction to CR 4183)
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 5036

02/10/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R211OTN
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Temporary 5 Percent Payment Increase for Home Health Services Furnished in a Rural Area for One Year Under the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS), Change of the HH PPS Calendar Year (CY) 2006 Update from that of 2.8 Percent Update (Home Health Market Basket Update of 3.6 Minus 0.8 Percentage Point) to that of a Zero Percent Update
Impl Date: 02/13/2006
CR #: 4282

02/10/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R210OTN
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Creation of a Second Participation Enrollment Period for 2006
Impl Date: 02/15/2006
CR #: 4346

03/13/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R209OTN
Issue Date: 03/13/2006
Subject: Q4080-Change in HCPCS Code Descriptor
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4324

02/10/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R212OTN
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Full Replacement of CR 3980, Termination of Existing Crossover Agreements as Trading Partners Transition to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Program (CR 3980 is rescinded.)
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4325

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R49NCD
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) Diagnostic Testing
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4351

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R891CP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Redesignate HCPCS Codes J8597 and E1239 to Their Proper CWF Category
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5008

02/10/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R35GI
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: Revisions to Instructions for Contractors Other Than the Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution (RNHCI) Specialty Contractor Regarding Claims for Beneficiaries with RNHCI Elections
Impl Date: 05/11/2006
CR #: 4218

02/17/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R214OTN
Issue Date: 02/17/2006
Subject: Procedures for Preventing Duplicate Crossover File Submissions to the Coordination of Benefits Contractor
Impl Date: 03/17/2006
CR #: 4285

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R895CP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Expansion of Glaucoma Screening Services
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4365

01/20/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R37DEMO
Issue Date: 01/20/2006
Subject: Revisions to CR 3816 - Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4294

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R892CP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Eligibility Transaction URL update
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 4366

03/10/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R215OTN
Issue Date: 03/10/2006
Subject: Payment for Power Mobility Device (PMD) Claims
Impl Date: 03/24/2006
CR #: 4372

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R896CP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: April 2006 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of Payment Policy Changes
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 5011

02/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R36GI
Issue Date: 02/24/2006
Subject: Scheduled Release for April 2006 Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files
Impl Date: 03/27/2006
CR #: 4343

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R893CP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: 2006 Jurisdiction List
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 4363

01/06/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R34GI
Issue Date: 01/06/2006
Subject: Change Management Process -- Electronic Change Information Management Portal (eChimp)
Impl Date: 01/03/2006
CR #: 4092

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R894CP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) Diagnostic Testing
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4351

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R48BP
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Expansion of Glaucoma Screening Services
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4365

03/24/2006

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R216OTN
Issue Date: 03/24/2006
Subject: Contractor Number Change for Noridian Administrative Services' Idaho and Oregon Part A Workloads
Impl Date: 05/01/2006
CR #: 4391

N/A

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:30:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0580
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Influenza/Flu Season and Available Resources for Providers
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0582
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: MMA - Sunset of the Provider Nomination Provision and the Policy to Assign Providers to the Local Fiscal Intermediary (FI)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R50NCD
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: External Counterpulsation Therapy
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4350

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R49BP
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: Payment of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) for Diabetes Self-Management Training Services (DSMT) and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services
Impl Date: 06/29/2006
CR #: 4385

03/29/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R897CP
Issue Date: 03/29/2006
Subject: April Update to the 2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4399

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R145PI
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: Eliminate the Use of Surrogate UPINs (OTH000) on Medicare Claims
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 5019

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R898CP
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: External Counterpulsation (ECP) Therapy
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4350

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R217OTN
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: 2006 Revised American National Standards Institute X12N 837 Institutional Health Care Claim Companion Document
Impl Date: 06/29/2006
CR #: 4379

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R48MSP
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: Request for Claims Detail in Support of Medicare's Debt
Impl Date: 05/01/2006
CR #: 4387

03/31/2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R144PI
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: Various Benefit Integrity (BI) Revisions
Impl Date: 05/01/2006
CR #: 4247

03/31/2006

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:42:00 EST

Transmittal #: R899CP
Issue Date: 03/31/2006
Subject: Revised Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4293

04/04/2006

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 09:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: R93FM
Issue Date: 04/04/2006
Subject: Clarification of the Form CMS-1522 Monthly Contractor Financial Report
Impl Date: 06/01/2006
CR #: 4248

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R14QIO
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 8, "Data Management."
Impl Date: 04/07/2006
CR #: N/A

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R900CP
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Update to Chapter 24 CMS Website URL References
Impl Date: 07/07/2006
CR #: 4398

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R44DEMO
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Additional Billing Guidance for HHA Sites in the Demonstration Project for Medical Adult Day-Care Services (MMA Section 703)
Impl Date: 05/08/2006
CR #: 4381

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R218OTN
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Nesiritide for Treatment of Heart Failure Patients
Impl Date: 05/22/2006
CR #: 4312

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R901CP
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: New National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) Codes and Other Chapter 25 Revisions -- Revision to the Internet-Only Manual
Impl Date: 05/08/2006
CR #: 4384

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R51NCD
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Nesiritide for Treatment of Heart Failure Patients
Impl Date: 05/22/2006
CR #: 4312

04/07/2006

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R49MSP
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Manualizing Long-Standing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Policy in Chapter 2 of the MSP Internet Only Manual (IOM)
Impl Date: 05/08/2006
CR #: 4024

N/A

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0621
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Cultural Competency: A National Health Concern
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:36:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0617
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: MMA - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Initiative
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:38:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0623
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Holding of Epoetin (EPO) Claims on 72x Bill Types for Dates of Service Prior to January 1, 2005
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/07/2006

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R14P235
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Cost Reporting Forms and Instructions
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/14/2006

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: R6P211
Issue Date: 04/14/2006
Subject: Chapter 11, Form CMS-339
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/14/2006

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: R905CP
Issue Date: 04/14/2006
Subject: Mammography Quality Standard Act (MQSA) File
Impl Date: 05/15/2006
CR #: 4396

04/14/2006

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: R45DEMO
Issue Date: 04/14/2006
Subject: Method of Cost Settlement for Inpatient Services for Rural Hospitals Participating Under Demonstration Authorized by Section 410A of the Medicare Modernization Act
Impl Date: 07/14/2006
CR #: 5020

04/14/2006

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: R903CP
Issue Date: 04/14/2006
Subject: Payment for Blood Clotting Factors Administered to Hemophilia Inpatients
Impl Date: 07/14/2006
CR #: 4229

04/14/2006

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:25:00 EST

Transmittal #: R906CP
Issue Date: 04/14/2006
Subject: Full Replacement for Change Request 4266, Revision for Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Physician Scarcity Area (PSA) Bonus Billing for Some Globally Billed Services. Change Request 4266 is rescinded.
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5015

04/17/2006

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R94FM
Issue Date: 04/17/2006
Subject: Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments
Impl Date: 04/24/2006
CR #: 4071

04/19/2006

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R907CP
Issue Date: 04/19/2006
Subject: Modify Common Working File (CWF) Edit 51#L
Impl Date: 05/15/2006
CR #: 4382

N/A

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:02:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0624
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: MMA - Assignment of Physicians, Providers, and Suppliers to the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:03:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0627
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Options for Providers/Suppliers Affected by CR4376: Suppression of Standard Paper Remittance Advice (SPR) to Providers and Suppliers Also Receiving Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) for 45 Days or More
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R52NCD
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Impl Date: 06/21/2006
CR #: 4401

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R221OTN
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Beneficiary Change of Address- Phase 2
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5021

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R220OTN
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Addition of Data Elements to Common Working File (CWF) Database Extract into Next Generation Desktop (NGD) Datamart
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5014

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R909CP
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
Impl Date: 06/21/2006
CR #: 4401

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R910CP
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: New Current Procedural Terminology CPT) Codes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4222

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R911CP
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Clarification on Billing Requirements for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Concurrent With the Placement of an Investigational or FDA-Approved Carotid Stent
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5022

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 14:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R53NCD
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Clarification on Billing Requirements for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Concurrent With the Placement of an Investigational or FDA-Approved Carotid Stent
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5022

04/21/2006

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:31:00 EST

Transmittal #: R908CP
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Common Working File (CWF) to the Medicare Beneficiary Database (MBD) Data Exchange Changes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4300

04/21/2006

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:17:00 EST

Transmittal #: R913CP
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Mammography Quality Standard Act (MQSA) File
Impl Date: 07/07/2006
CR #: 4396

04/21/2006

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:17:00 EST

Transmittal #: R914CP
Issue Date: 04/21/2006
Subject: Additional $50 Payment for New Technology Intraocular Lenses (NTIOLs) Furnished in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs)
Impl Date: 05/22/2006
CR #: 4361

N/A

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:06:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0622
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Clarification of Medicare Payment Policy When Inpatient Admission Is Determined Not To Be Medically Necessary, Including the Use of Condition Code 44: "Inpatient Admission Changed to Outpatient"
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0630
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Provides Coverage for Many Preventive Services and Screenings
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/28/2006

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R915CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: CWF, VMS and FISS Analysis-Changes in Payment for Oxygen Equipment due to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4392

04/28/2006

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R146PI
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Provider Enrollment Update
Impl Date: 05/30/2006
CR #: 4340

04/28/2006

Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R917CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Update of ICD-9 Codes Used in CWF Editing of Oral Anti-Cancer and Oral Anti-Emetic Drugs
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4353

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R929CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: VMS and FISS Analysis - Changes in Capped Rentals for DME Due to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4386

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R924CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Adjustment to Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Contractor Zip Code File Indicators
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4330

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R930CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Benefits Exhaust and No-Payment Billing Instructions for Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4292

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R925CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Installation of July Pricing Software Containing the Customer Information Control System (CICS) Formatting Update
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5046

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R223OTN
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Contractor Number Changes for National Heritage Insurance Company - Jurisdiction A DME MAC Workload and AdminaStar Federal, Inc. - Jurisdiction B DME MAC Workload.
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5053

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R224OTN
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor Jurisdiction Implementation
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5033

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R927CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Update
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5032

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R926CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Common Working File (CWF) File Change for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB)
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4390

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R922CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: MSN Format Changes for DMERCs and the DME MAC Transition
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5071

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R95FM
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Chapter 7, Internal Control Requirements Update
Impl Date: 05/30/2006
CR #: 4334

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R923CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Update of Radiopharmaceutical Imaging Agents HCPCS Codes Applicable to PET Scan Services for Carriers
Impl Date: 08/01/2006
CR #: 5054

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R921CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Reporting of Diagnosis Code V06.6 on Influenza Virus and/or Pneumococcal Pneumonia Virus (PPV) Vaccine Claims and Acceptance of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code 90660 For The Reporting of The Influenza Virus Vaccine
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5037

N/A

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0628
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: DME MAC News 1 - DME Medicare Administrative Contractors' Implementation--Information for Suppliers
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R932CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs Physician Election
Impl Date: 05/30/2006
CR #: 4404

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R54NCD
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5013

04/28/2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R931CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Billing Requirements for Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5013

N/A

Tue, 02 May 2006 13:36:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0632
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Announcing the Release of the Revised CMS-855 Medicare Enrollment Applications
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Tue, 02 May 2006 13:42:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0626
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Coverage of Prescription Niacin Products Under Part D for 2006
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/28/2006

Fri, 05 May 2006 15:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R46DEMO
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Additional Clarification of CR 3816 Business Requirements
Impl Date: 07/28/2006
CR #: 5023

05/05/2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R940CP
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: Full Replacement of CR 4349, Hold on Medicare Payments. CR4349 is rescinded
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5047

05/05/2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R225OTN
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: Requirements for Systems Changes Needed to Generate Unsolicited Responses to the VA
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5077

05/05/2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R943CP
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: Deported Medicare Beneficiaries
Impl Date: 08/07/2006
CR #: 5051

05/05/2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R938CP
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS
Impl Date: 08/07/2006
CR #: 5016

05/05/2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R941CP
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: Changes Conforming to CR 3648 Instructions for Therapy Services
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4014

05/05/2006

Sun, 07 May 2006 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R55NCD
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: Changes Conforming to CR 3648 Instructions for Therapy Services
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4014

N/A

Tue, 09 May 2006 13:47:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0633
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Section 1011: Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens - An Update
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Tue, 09 May 2006 13:50:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0634
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Facilitating Your Medicare Enrollment
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Wed, 10 May 2006 08:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0631
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Claims
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

05/10/2006

Wed, 10 May 2006 15:15:00 EST

Transmittal #: R944CP
Issue Date: 05/10/2006
Subject: Full Replacement of CR 4349, Hold on Medicare Payments. CR4349 is rescinded
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5047

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R950CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Realignment of States and Medicare Claims Processing Workload from the Current DMERC Regions A and B to the DME MAC Jurisdictions A and B. This Change Request Rescinds and Replaces Change Request 4002.
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5082

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R947CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: New Waived Tests
Impl Date: 06/12/2006
CR #: 5083

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R50MSP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Clarification of Exhaustible Benefits and HIGLAS' Role within Transmittal 20
Impl Date: 06/12/2006
CR #: 4190

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R945CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Quarterly Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Printing Cycle
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5062

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R946CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Instructions for Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5074

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R949CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Billing Clarification for J2505, Pegfilgrastim
Impl Date: 08/14/2006
CR #: 4380

05/12/2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 11:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R948CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Stage 2 NPI Changes for Transaction 835, and Standard Paper Remittance Advice, and Changes in Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 22 - Remittance Advice
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5081

N/A

Tue, 16 May 2006 08:03:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0635
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Processing of Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims with Certain Drug Administration Code Pairs
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/28/2006

Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R918CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: General Provider Education for Changes in the Payment for Oxygen Equipment and Capped Rentals for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Based on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.
Impl Date: 05/30/2006
CR #: 5010

05/12/2006

Thu, 18 May 2006 15:19:00 EST

Transmittal #: R951CP
Issue Date: 05/12/2006
Subject: Payment for Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) Post-Approval Extension Studies
Impl Date: 06/12/2006
CR #: 5088

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R37GI
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Scheduled Release for July 2006 Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files
Impl Date: 06/19/2006
CR #: 5078

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R952CP
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (ASCA) Review Revisions
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5068

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R147PI
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Evaluation of LCD Topics for NCD Consideration
Impl Date: 06/19/2006
CR #: 4233

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 14:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R954CP
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Payment for Evaluation and Management Services Provided During Global Period of Surgery
Impl Date: 08/20/2006
CR #: 5025

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 14:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R955CP
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Quarterly Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Printing Cycle
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5062

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 14:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R956CP
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Payment for Positron Emission Tomography Scans in CMS-Approved Clinical Trials and Coverage With Evidence Development - Use of QR and QV Modifiers
Impl Date: 06/19/2006
CR #: 5124

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 14:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R56NCD
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Pancreas Transplants Alone
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5093

05/19/2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 14:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R957CP
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Pancreas Transplants Alone (PA)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5093

04/07/2006

Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R902CP
Issue Date: 04/07/2006
Subject: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Manual Revision: Clarification of Coding and Payment for Drug Administration
Impl Date: 05/08/2006
CR #: 4388

N/A

Tue, 23 May 2006 09:11:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0602
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Seeks Provider Input on Satisfaction with Medicare Fee-for-Service Contractor Services
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: N/A

05/24/2006

Thu, 25 May 2006 09:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: R226OTN
Issue Date: 05/24/2006
Subject: Allowing Adjustments to Part A and Part B Veterans Administration (VA) Medicare Remittance Advice (MRA) Claims
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4370

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 10:39:00 EST

Transmittal #: R965CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 12.2, Effective July 1, 2006
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5064

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 10:39:00 EST

Transmittal #: R963CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: July Update to the 2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5102

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 10:47:00 EST

Transmittal #: R962CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: July 2006 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Code Editor (OPPS OCE) Specifications Version 7.2
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5065

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 10:47:00 EST

Transmittal #: R52MSP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Bankruptcy/Liquidation Notices
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 4393

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R967CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Modification to the Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Claims Selection Criteria and File Transfer Protocols
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5094

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R51MSP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC) New Contractor Number
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5049

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R960CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: July 2006 Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System Outpatient Code Editor (Non-OPPS OCE) Specifications Version 21.3
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5066

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R15P235
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Chapter 35, Form CMS-2540-96
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R430P19
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: The Factors Are Applied On A Calendar Year Basis.
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: n/a

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R96FM
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Development of New Report to Capture BIPA and MMA Appeals Data
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5056

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R58NCD
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplantation
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5090

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R38GI
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Files Maintenance Program Update to the Internet-Only Manual (IOM)
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5055

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R966CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Intestinal and Multi-Visceral Transplantation
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5090

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R148PI
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Medicare Claims System (MCS) Changes to Accept Opt Out Actions From the PECOS Daily Extract File
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5063

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R961CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Home Use of Oxygen in Approved Clinical Trials
Impl Date: 10/03/2006
CR #: 4389

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R57NCD
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Home Use of Oxygen in Approved Clinical Trials
Impl Date: 10/03/2006
CR #: 4389

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R958CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Chapter 24 Update to the National Council for Prescription Drug Program (NCPDP) Narrative Portion of Prior Authorization Segment
Impl Date: 08/28/2006
CR #: 5092

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R959CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2006
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5108

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R968CP
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Chemotherapy Administration and Nonchemotherapy Injection and Infusion Coding and Payment Policy - Update to Pub. 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing Manual
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5028

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R97FM
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: Collection of Fee-for-Service Payments Made During Periods of Managed Care Enrollment
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5105

05/26/2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R227OTN
Issue Date: 05/26/2006
Subject: National Council of Prescription Drug Programs Coordination of Benefits (COB) Companion Document Update
Impl Date: 08/28/2006
CR #: 5080

05/30/2006

Tue, 30 May 2006 14:30:00 EST

Transmittal #: R969CP
Issue Date: 05/30/2006
Subject: July 2006 Maintenance and Update of the Temporary Hook Created to Hold OPPS Claims that Include Certain Drug HCPCS Codes
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5125

05/30/2006

Tue, 30 May 2006 14:30:00 EST

Transmittal #: R970CP
Issue Date: 05/30/2006
Subject: July 2006 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of Payment Policy Changes
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5121

N/A

Wed, 31 May 2006 08:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0638
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Policy Regarding Collection of Fee-for-Service Payments Made During Periods of Managed Care Enrollment
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

06/01/2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 09:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R19SOMA
Issue Date: 06/01/2006
Subject: Revisions to Appendix PP, Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities
Impl Date: 06/01/2006
CR #: N/A

06/02/2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R972CP
Issue Date: 06/02/2006
Subject: October 2006 Maintenance and Update of the Temporary Hook Created to Hold OPPS Claims that Include Certain Drug HCPCS Codes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5126

06/02/2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R50BP
Issue Date: 06/02/2006
Subject: Immunosuppressive Therapy For Kidney Transplant
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4143

06/02/2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R971CP
Issue Date: 06/02/2006
Subject: Clarification Regarding Effective Dates for Carrier Claim Adjustments: Denied Replacement Defibrillator Claims Lacking a QR Modifier
Impl Date: 09/05/2006
CR #: 5104

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R229OTN
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Changes for Stage 2 National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5034

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R53MSP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Modifications to Online Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire. This CR Rescinds and Replaces CR 4098
Impl Date: 09/11/2006
CR #: 5087

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R976CP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Billing of Temporary "C" HCPCS Codes by Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (Non-OPPS) Providers
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5027

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R974CP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: July 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective July 1, 2006, and Revisions to January 2006 and April 2006 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5110

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R977CP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Non-Autologous Blood Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
Impl Date: 07/10/2006
CR #: 5123

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R59NCD
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Non-Autologous Blood Derived Products for Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
Impl Date: 07/10/2006
CR #: 5123

N/A

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0639
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: MMA - Extension of the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Physician Election Period
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R39GI
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Update-Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Rate Year 2007
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5129

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R978CP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Update-Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Rate Year 2007
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5129

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R979CP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Cardiovascular System (Codes 92950-93799
Impl Date: 07/10/2006
CR #: 5048

06/09/2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 15:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R20SOMA
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Revisions to Appendix P "Survey protocol for Long Term Care Facilities Part I"
Impl Date: 06/08/2006
CR #: N/A

06/14/2006

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:32:00 EST

Transmittal #: R980CP
Issue Date: 06/14/2006
Subject: Changes Conforming to CR 3648 Instructions for Therapy Services
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4014

N/A

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:10:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0637
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Use of the KX Modifier on Claims Submitted to the Fiscal Intermediary When Some Services Exceed the Therapy Caps
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:19:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0640
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: VMS Standard System Unavailability for Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERCs)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

04/28/2006

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R928CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: July Quarterly Update for 2006 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5017

06/15/2006

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R981CP
Issue Date: 06/15/2006
Subject: Update-Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Rate Year 2007
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5202

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R983CP
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Update
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5132

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R98FM
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: Correction of CROWD Form 5 Reporting for Internet Pilot Carriers
Impl Date: 07/17/2006
CR #: 5120

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R984CP
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Correction for the Caffeine Halothane Contracture Test for Malignant Hyperthermia Susceptibility
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5113

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R985CP
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: Appeals Updates
Impl Date: 06/01/2006
CR #: 5058

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R230OTN
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: New Remittance Advice Remark Code Message Used for the Physician's Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP)
Impl Date: 07/17/2006
CR #: 5091

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R986CP
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: Payment for Islet Cell Transplantation in NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trials
Impl Date: 07/31/2006
CR #: 5140

06/16/2006

Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R982CP
Issue Date: 06/16/2006
Subject: New Use of Hospital Issued Notices of Noncoverage (HINNs)
Impl Date: 09/18/2006
CR #: 5070

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R60NCD
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement (LADR)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5057

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R992CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement (LADR)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 5057

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R989CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Correction to CR 4122: Correction of Typographical Error in the Do Not Forward (DNF) Reports
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4394

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R51BP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Requirements for Diagnostic X-Ray, Diagnostic Laboratory, and Other Diagnostic Tests; Clinical Psychologist Services
Impl Date: 09/21/2006
CR #: 4400

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R990CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Medicare Contractor Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5142

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R987CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5137

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R993CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Non-Physician Practitioner (NPP) Payment for Care Plan Oversight
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4374

06/23/2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R991CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Eligibility Rules of Behavior
Impl Date: 07/24/2006
CR #: 5138

N/A

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 08:29:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0643
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Submitting Home Health Requests for Anticipated Payment Under Revised OASIS Reporting Requirements
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0646
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Ending the HIPAA Contingency for Remittance Advice
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R52BP
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R15QIO
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 10, "Confidentiality and Disclosure"
Impl Date: 06/30/2006
CR #: n/a

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R150PI
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Re-issuance of Chapter 10, Introduction of Provider Enrollment
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 5139

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R16QIO
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Revisions to Chapter 1, "Background and Responsibilities"
Impl Date: 06/30/2006
CR #: n/a

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R149PI
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Notification to Provider(s) or Supplier(s) Regarding Postpayment Review Results
Impl Date: 07/31/2006
CR #: 5115

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R995CP
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Common Working File (CWF) Part C Data Exchange and Data Display Changes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5118

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R99FM
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Instructions for Medicare Credit Balance Reporting Activities.
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5084

06/30/2006

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:55:00 EST

Transmittal #: R994CP
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Special Issues Associated with the Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) for Hospice Providers and Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs)
Impl Date: 09/29/2006
CR #: 5117

N/A

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0636
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Issue with Correct Coding Initiative Code Pair 92526/G0283
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

07/03/2006

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:18:00 EST

Transmittal #: R100FM
Issue Date: 07/03/2006
Subject: Collection of Fee-for-Service Payments Made During Periods of Managed Care Enrollment
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5105

N/A

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0642
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: A/B MAC NEWS #1 - First Contract for a Part A/Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) To Be Awarded in Near Future
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

07/07/2006

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R997CP
Issue Date: 07/07/2006
Subject: Medicare Telehealth Services Update
Impl Date: 08/07/2006
CR #: 5122

07/07/2006

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R53BP
Issue Date: 07/07/2006
Subject: Medicare Telehealth Services Update
Impl Date: 08/07/2006
CR #: 5122

02/10/2006

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R845CP
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: National Council for Prescription Drug Program (NCPDP)Coordination of Benefits (COB)Workaround Instructions
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4290

06/23/2006

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R988CP
Issue Date: 06/23/2006
Subject: Correction to CR 4136: New Waived Tests
Impl Date: 07/24/2006
CR #: 5131

07/12/2006

Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R101FM
Issue Date: 07/12/2006
Subject: Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments
Impl Date: 07/19/2006
CR #: 4076

07/14/2006

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:11:00 EST

Transmittal #: R151PI
Issue Date: 07/14/2006
Subject: Provider Enrollment Appeals Process
Impl Date: 08/14/2006
CR #: 4354

07/14/2006

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:48:00 EST

Transmittal #: R102FM
Issue Date: 07/14/2006
Subject: Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments.
Impl Date: 07/19/2006
CR #: 4076

07/14/2006

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:36:00 EST

Transmittal #: R999CP
Issue Date: 07/14/2006
Subject: Non-Physician Practitioner (NPP) Payment for Care Plan Oversight
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4374

N/A

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:25:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0647
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Interrupted Stays
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

07/19/2006

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1000CP
Issue Date: 07/19/2006
Subject: Common Working File (CWF) to the Medicare Beneficiary Database (MBD) Data Exchange Changes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4300

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R54MSP
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Revision to the contents of the Intent to Refer Demand Packages
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5134

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1005CP
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) 2007 File Layout
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5206

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1001CP
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Modifications to the Common Working File (CWF) Interrupted Stay Edits for Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Claims for Discharges to an Acute Care Hospital
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5073

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R152PI
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Correction of Common Working File (CWF) Edit D903 for Wheelchair and Power Operated Vehicle (POV) Codes
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5136

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R55MSP
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Update the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) on Processing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Fully Paid Claims When Condition Code 77 is Not Present on Outpatient and Home Health Claims
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4355

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1004CP
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Non-Application of Deductible for Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5127

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1006CP
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Modification to the Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Claims Selection Criteria and File Transfer Protocols
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5094

07/21/2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:12:00 EST

Transmittal #: R103FM
Issue Date: 07/21/2006
Subject: Internal Control Requirement Update
Impl Date: 07/24/2006
CR #: 5234

N/A

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0650
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Revised 2006 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule Files - Correction
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

07/28/2006

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1009CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Correction to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement if SNF Inpatient Claims are Partially Non-Covered
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5220

07/28/2006

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R48DEMO
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Laboratory Competitive Bidding Demonstration
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5205

07/28/2006

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R153PI
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: The Medicare Claims System (MCS) and The Provider Enrollment System (PES) Changes for the National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5218

07/28/2006

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R154PI
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Coding Change to MCS to Accept NPI From PECOS Extract File
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5059

07/28/2006

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1016CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy - Additional DRA Mandated Service Edit
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5253

08/03/2006

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:45:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1019CP
Issue Date: 08/03/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy - Additional DRA Mandated Service Edits
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5253

08/03/2006

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1021CP
Issue Date: 08/03/2006
Subject: 2007 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payment
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5237

N/A

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 13:10:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0655
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: New Site for Medicare Provider Service Toll Free Numbers
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

08/04/2006

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:03:00 EST

Transmittal #: R232OTN
Issue Date: 08/04/2006
Subject: Allowing Veterans Administration (VA) Claims with Various OSCAR Numbers
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5240

08/04/2006

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:03:00 EST

Transmittal #: R233OTN
Issue Date: 08/04/2006
Subject: Enhance the Multi Carrier System (MCS) to avoid duplicate payments when a full claim adjustment is performed: Analysis and Design Phase
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: 3878

08/04/2006

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 15:03:00 EST

Transmittal #: R155PI
Issue Date: 08/04/2006
Subject: Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 4209

07/28/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1008CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update for FY 2007
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5209

08/11/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:47:00 EST

Transmittal #: R16P236
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Provider Cost Reporting Forms and Instructions, Chapter 36, Form CMS-2552-96
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

08/11/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1025CP
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Revised Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice
Impl Date: 09/01/2006
CR #: 5009

08/11/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1028CP
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5219

08/11/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1026CP
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Medicare Telehealth Services
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5201

08/11/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1027CP
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Clarifications and Additions to Chapter 19, Indian Health Services (IHS)
Impl Date: 09/11/2006
CR #: 5230

08/11/2006

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1029CP
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Schedule for Completing the Calendar Year 2007 Fee Schedule Updates and the Participating Physician Enrollment Procedures
Impl Date: 08/25/2006
CR #: 5241

08/11/2006

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:14:00 EST

Transmittal #: R104FM
Issue Date: 08/11/2006
Subject: Updated Procedures for AC Communication with RAC
Impl Date: 09/11/2006
CR #: 5226

08/04/2006

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1023CP
Issue Date: 08/04/2006
Subject: Update To The Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and the Hospice Pricer For FY 2007
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5254

N/A

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:08:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0656
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: End of Contingency for Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) - Action
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0652
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Part B versus Part D Drug Coverage Determinations
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

08/18/2006

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:15:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1036CP
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Updates to Chapter 10 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual
Impl Date: 10/09/2006
CR #: 5242

08/18/2006

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:19:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1035CP
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Updating Publication 100-04, Chapter 30 Regarding the CD ROM Initiative for the Annual "Dear Doctor" Mailing
Impl Date: 09/18/2006
CR #: 5214

08/18/2006

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:22:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1033CP
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Revise Chapters 22 and 24 to delete references to free downloads of X12 implementation guides adopted as HIPAA standards from Washington Publishing Company (WPC)
Impl Date: 11/20/2006
CR #: 5247

08/18/2006

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1032CP
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Correction to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Coding File
Impl Date: 09/18/2006
CR #: 5103

N/A

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0657
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Transitional Use of Medicare Part B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Resupply Option and the J2 Modifier
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0660
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Reminder - Medicare Provides Coverage for Diabetes Screening Tests for Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

08/18/2006

Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:25:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1031CP
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Remittance Advice Remark Code and Claim Adjustment Reason Code Update
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5212

N/A

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0661
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Mass Adjustment of 22x & 23x Bill Types Containing Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) G0008, G0009 & G0010 with Dates of Service July 1, 2006, and Greater
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1040CP
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Clarifications and Additions to Chapter 19, Indian Health Services (IHS)
Impl Date: 09/11/2006
CR #: 5230

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1038CP
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: The Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Eligibility File Claims Recovery Process
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5250

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1037CP
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: October Quarterly Update for 2006 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5255

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R105FM
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Benefits Payable Survey and Trending Analysis Procedures
Impl Date: 09/30/2006
CR #: 5130

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R106FM
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Collection of Fee-for-Service Payments Made During Periods of Managed Care Enrollment
Impl Date: 06/26/2006
CR #: 5105

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1041CP
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Change in Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for Renal Dialysis Facilities and Hospitals Billing for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Related Epoetin Alfa (EPO) Effective January 1, 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5216

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1042CP
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Clarification on Billing Requirements for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Concurrent With the Placement of an Investigational or FDA-Approved Carotid Stent
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5022

08/25/2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R157PI
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Evidence of Medical Necessity: Wheelchair and Power-Operated Vehicle (POV) Claims (Clarification of CR 3952, Transmittal 128, Dated October 28, 2005)
Impl Date: 10/16/2006
CR #: 5128

08/25/2006

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1043CP
Issue Date: 08/25/2006
Subject: Revisions to the EPO/ Aranesp Monitoring Policy
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5251

N/A

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:24:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0662
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: CMS Announces Outreach Conferences for Section 1011 (of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003): Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 09:04:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0658
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Part B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Additions to Approved CAP Vendor's Drug List Effective October 1, 2006; Information On Price File Updates
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/01/2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:18:00 EST

Transmittal #: R7P238
Issue Date: 09/01/2006
Subject: Chapter 38, Hospice Cost Report, Form CMS 1984-99 to capture and identify continuous care costs
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/01/2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1048CP
Issue Date: 09/01/2006
Subject: New Waived Tests
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5231

09/01/2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1046CP
Issue Date: 09/01/2006
Subject: Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services
Impl Date: 12/01/2006
CR #: 5210

09/01/2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1045CP
Issue Date: 09/01/2006
Subject: October 2006 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 7.3
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5244

09/01/2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1047CP
Issue Date: 09/01/2006
Subject: October Update to the 2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5272

09/07/2006

Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:45:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1050CP
Issue Date: 09/07/2006
Subject: Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for October 2006
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5293

09/08/2006

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:17:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1054CP
Issue Date: 09/08/2006
Subject: Reporting of Taxonomy Codes to Identify Provider Subparts on Institutional Claims
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5243

09/08/2006

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:24:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1052CP
Issue Date: 09/08/2006
Subject: Maintenance and Update of the Temporary Hook Created to Hold OPPS Claims that Include Certain Drug HCPCS Codes
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5264

09/08/2006

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:24:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1053CP
Issue Date: 09/08/2006
Subject: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2007
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5273

09/08/2006

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 16:38:00 EST

Transmittal #: R18COM
Issue Date: 09/08/2006
Subject: Provider Customer Service Program
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5277

09/11/2006

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R236OTN
Issue Date: 09/11/2006
Subject: New Contractor Numbers for Jurisdiction 3 Part AB Medicare Administrative Services (MAC) Workload
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5291

09/11/2006

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1055CP
Issue Date: 09/11/2006
Subject: Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) - Creation of Automated Tables for Provider Information, Expansion of CAP Fee Schedule File Layout, and Additional Instructions for Claims Received from Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Beneficiaries
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5079

05/19/2006

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R953CP
Issue Date: 05/19/2006
Subject: Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) - Creation of Automated Tables for Provider Information, Expansion of CAP Fee Schedule File Layout, and Additional Instructions for Claims Received from Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Beneficiaries
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5079

09/15/2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R54BP
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: Clarification/Update to Chapter 8, Pub. 100-02
Impl Date: 12/14/2006
CR #: 4220

09/15/2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R40GI
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: Scheduled Release for October 2006 Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files
Impl Date: 10/16/2006
CR #: 5257

09/15/2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R237OTN
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: New Contractor Number for the Jurisdiction D DME MAC Workload for Noridian Administrative Services, LLC
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5279

09/15/2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1056CP
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 12.3, Effective October 1, 2006
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5258

09/15/2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1057CP
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: Maintenance and Update of the Temporary Hook Created to Hold OPPS Claims that Include Certain Drug HCPCS Codes
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5264

N/A

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0666
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Provider Feedback Town Hall Meeting
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/18/2006

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1061CP
Issue Date: 09/18/2006
Subject: October 2006 Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System Outpatient Code Editor Specifications Version 22.0
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5256

09/18/2006

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1060CP
Issue Date: 09/18/2006
Subject: October 2006 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Summary of Payment Policy Changes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5304

07/28/2006

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1007CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Change in Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for Renal Dialysis Facilities and Hospitals Billing for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Related Epoetin Alfa (EPO) Effective January 1, 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5216

N/A

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0667
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: 2006 - 2007 INFLUENZA (FLU) SEASON RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/22/2006

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1065CP
Issue Date: 09/22/2006
Subject: Disabling the Revenue/HCPCS Consistency Edit Codes in the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS)
Impl Date: 04/03/2006
CR #: 4049

09/22/2006

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1062CP
Issue Date: 09/22/2006
Subject: Termination of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code G0107, Colorectal Cancer Screening, Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT), 1-3 Simultaneous Determinations
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5292

09/22/2006

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R107FM
Issue Date: 09/22/2006
Subject: Instructions for Conducting In-House Audits and Revision to Part II Acceptability Checklist Requirements
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5262

09/22/2006

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1063CP
Issue Date: 09/22/2006
Subject: Ending the Contingency Plan for Remittance Advice and Charging for PC Print, Medicare Remit Easy Print, and Duplicate Remittance Advice
Impl Date: 10/23/2006
CR #: 5308

09/22/2006

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:32:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1066CP
Issue Date: 09/22/2006
Subject: October 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective October 1, 2006, and Revisions to April 2006 and July 2006 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5270

09/15/2006

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1059CP
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: October 2006 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective October 1, 2006, and Revisions to January 2006, April 2006 and July 2006 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5270

N/A

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:43:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0668
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: CMS Announces Part D Low Income Subsidy (LIS) Redetermination Information
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/26/2006

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R160PI
Issue Date: 09/26/2006
Subject: Complaint Screening
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5335

N/A

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 10:45:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0672
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Clarification of Requirements for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP)for Part B Drugs and Biologicals
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R239OTN
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Communications Infrastructure Testing
Impl Date: 10/30/2006
CR #: 5336

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R238OTN
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Instructions for Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) and Multi-Carrier System (MCS) Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System (HIGLAS) Changes
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5305

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R162PI
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Coding Change to MCS to Accept NPI From PECOS Extract File
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5329

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R161PI
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Update the Common Working File (CWF) Consistency, Utilization and A/B Crossover Edit Requirements to Use National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) in Place of Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs)
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5281

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1068CP
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: 2007 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)Consolidated Billing (CB) for the Common Working File (CWF), Medicare Carriers and Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5283

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: R163PI
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Transition of Medical Review Educational Activities
Impl Date: 10/06/2006
CR #: 5275

09/29/2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: R164PI
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Update the Common Working File (CWF) Duplicate Edits, Utilization Error Codes, Paid Claims History List (PCHL) and Part B Claims (HUBC) Screens to Use National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) in Place of Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs).
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5282

09/25/2006

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:39:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1067CP
Issue Date: 09/25/2006
Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS, and Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) PPS Changes
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5276

10/06/2006

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1075CP
Issue Date: 10/06/2006
Subject: 2007 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS)Annual Update Reminder
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5306

10/06/2006

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1072CP
Issue Date: 10/06/2006
Subject: Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Outlier Reconciliation Technical Corrections
Impl Date: 11/06/2006
CR #: 5286

10/06/2006

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:57:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1073CP
Issue Date: 10/06/2006
Subject: Indian Health Service (IHS) Hospital Payment Rates for Calendar Year 2006
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5317

10/06/2006

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:42:00 EST

Transmittal #: R165PI
Issue Date: 10/06/2006
Subject: Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) Adoption or Rejection of Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) Recommended by Durable Medical Equipment Program Safeguard Contractors (DME PSCs)
Impl Date: 10/26/2006
CR #: 5301

N/A

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:32:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0674
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Holding of Pancreas Transplant Alone (PA) Claims - Amendment to MLN Matters Article MM5093
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

10/06/2006

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R241OTN
Issue Date: 10/06/2006
Subject: Update to the Medicare Part B 835 Flat File
Impl Date: 11/06/2006
CR #: 5360

09/01/2006

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1049CP
Issue Date: 09/01/2006
Subject: Update to the Place of Service (POS) Code Set to Add a Code for Prison/Correctional Facility
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 4316

10/12/2006

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R108FM
Issue Date: 10/12/2006
Subject: Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments 1st Qtr. FY 2007
Impl Date: 10/18/2006
CR #: 5297

10/13/2006

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R56MSP
Issue Date: 10/13/2006
Subject: Updating the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Manual for Consistency on Instructing Part A Contactors on Handling MSP Claims with Condition Code (cc) 08.
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5266

10/13/2006

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1078CP
Issue Date: 10/13/2006
Subject: Updating the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Manual for Consistency on Instructing Part A Contactors on Handling MSP Claims with Condition Code (cc) 08.
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5266

10/13/2006

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1077CP
Issue Date: 10/13/2006
Subject: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Media Changes
Impl Date: 01/16/2007
CR #: 5225

10/13/2006

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1076CP
Issue Date: 10/13/2006
Subject: Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP)Instructions on Special CAP Appeals Requirements and Delivery of Dispute Resolution Services
Impl Date: 11/13/2006
CR #: 5207

N/A

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:05:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0671
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: "";Own Your Future"";: Long-Term Care (LTC) Campaign
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

10/20/2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1080CP
Issue Date: 10/20/2006
Subject: The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals
Impl Date: 11/20/2006
CR #: 5269

10/20/2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1079CP
Issue Date: 10/20/2006
Subject: Changes to the Process for Recovering Medicare Payments for Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Claims Failing to Report Prior Hospitalizations
Impl Date: 01/18/2007
CR #: 5085

10/20/2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:50:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1081CP
Issue Date: 10/20/2006
Subject: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Media Changes
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5225

10/20/2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R21SOMA
Issue Date: 10/20/2006
Subject: Revised Appendix P & Appendix PP-New Tag F334
Impl Date: 10/15/2006
CR #: N/A

10/27/2006

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R41GI
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5345

10/27/2006

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R242OTN
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Infusion Pump Exception Guidance Pub. 100-04, Chapter 1, Part 4, Section 280.14
Impl Date: 11/27/2006
CR #: 5337

10/27/2006

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:15:00 EST

Transmittal #: R109FM
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Claims Accounts Receivable - Clarification to CR 3963
Impl Date: 11/27/2006
CR #: 5302

10/27/2006

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:15:00 EST

Transmittal #: R110FM
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Waiving Reporting Requirements on the CMS-2592 Report in Fiscal Year 2007 Due to Funding Constraints
Impl Date: 11/27/2006
CR #: 5343

10/27/2006

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1086CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Annual Type of Service (TOS) Update
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5361

10/27/2006

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:21:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1082CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5356

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1090CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Format Changes for Jurisdiction 3 A/B MAC Transition
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5342

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1089CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5316

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:32:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1091CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals
Impl Date: 11/20/2006
CR #: 5269

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:11:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1092CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: File Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2007 Fee Schedules and HCPCS through CMS Mainframe Telecommunication System.
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5330

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R244OTN
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: New Contractor Numbers for Part A for the States of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming in Jurisdiction 3 Part AB Medicare Administrative Services (MAC) Workload
Impl Date: 11/01/2006
CR #: 5381

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R111FM
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Status Codes for Financial Reporting of Debts Once the MMA Section 935 Appeal Process Has Been Completed
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5397

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:42:00 EST

Transmittal #: R245OTN
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medicare-equivalent Remittance Advice (MRA) Project: Continued Use of Professional Legacy Provider Numbers After National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) Are Fully Implemented
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5352

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1093CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for January 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5384

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1094CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Update To The Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and the Hospice Pricer For FY 2007
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5254

10/27/2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1095CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Processing All Diagnosis Codes Reported on Claims Submitted to Carriers
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 4276

10/31/2006

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:25:00 EST

Transmittal #: R168PI
Issue Date: 10/31/2006
Subject: DMEPOS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) for Purchases: Form CMS-848
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5107

08/18/2006

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R156PI
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Evidence of Medical Necessity: Wheelchair and Power-Operated Vehicle (POV) Claims (Clarification of CR 3952, Transmittal 128, Dated October 28, 2005)
Impl Date: 09/18/2006
CR #: 5128

10/06/2006

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R166PI
Issue Date: 10/06/2006
Subject: DMEPOS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS) Certificate of Medical Necessity (CMN) for Purchases: Form CMS-848
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5107

11/02/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1099CP
Issue Date: 11/02/2006
Subject: New Edits Established to Enforce Proper Transfer Coding and Payment in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS) Claims
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5354

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1101CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)
Impl Date: 12/04/2006
CR #: 5287

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: R247OTN
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Returning Paper Claims Received From Clearinghouses
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5341

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: R56BP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)
Impl Date: 12/04/2006
CR #: 5287

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:59:00 EST

Transmittal #: R248OTN
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Interface in the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5374

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1102CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for CY 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5358

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R169PI
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Update the MCS System to Validate National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) in Place of Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs)
Impl Date: 04/01/2007
CR #: 5318

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1074CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Calendar Year (CY) 2007 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures
Impl Date: 11/08/2006
CR #: 5307

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1103CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Reporting and Payment of No-Cost Devices Furnished by Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Hospitals
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5263

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1104CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Uniform Billing (UB-04) Implementation
Impl Date: 03/01/2007
CR #: 5072

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:41:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1030CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Policy Changes to the Fiscal Intermediary (FI) Calculation of Hospital Outpatient Payment System (OPPS) and Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) Cost to Charge Ratios (CCRs).
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5238

11/03/2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 15:20:00 EST

Transmittal #: R170PI
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Transition of Medical Review Educational Activities
Impl Date: 10/06/2006
CR #: 5275

11/08/2006

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:28:00 EST

Transmittal #: R57BP
Issue Date: 11/08/2006
Subject: Clarification/Update to Chapter 8, Pub. 100-02
Impl Date: 12/14/2006
CR #: 4220

11/09/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1105CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Swing Bed Hospital Updates
Impl Date: 12/11/2006
CR #: 5114

11/09/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R59BP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)
Impl Date: 12/04/2006
CR #: 5287

11/09/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R58BP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Swing Bed Hospital Updates
Impl Date: 12/11/2006
CR #: 5114

11/09/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: R42GI
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Swing Bed Hospital Updates
Impl Date: 12/11/2006
CR #: 5114

10/27/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:51:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1083CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Release of a Separate File Containing the Payment Cap for the Technical Component (TC) of Imaging Procedures for Disclosure
Impl Date: 11/08/2006
CR #: 5357

11/09/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 16:42:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1110CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Excluding Sanctioned Provider Claims from the Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Crossover Process
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5353

11/09/2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 17:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1111CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Clarification on Billing for Cryosurgery of the Prostate Gland
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5376

11/13/2006

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R173PI
Issue Date: 11/13/2006
Subject: Update to Chapter 10 Medicare Provider/Supplier Enrollment
Impl Date: 11/15/2006
CR #: 5338

11/09/2006

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1107CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Notification and Testing of an Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) for the July 2007 Release
Impl Date: 07/02/2007
CR #: 5344

N/A

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:08:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0665
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Multiple Procedure Reduction on the Technical Component (TC) of Certain Diagnostic Imaging Procedures and Cap on the TC of Imaging Procedures
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

11/17/2006

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R174PI
Issue Date: 11/17/2006
Subject: Transition of Medical Review Educational Activities
Impl Date: 10/06/2006
CR #: 5275

11/17/2006

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:35:00 EST

Transmittal #: R250OTN
Issue Date: 11/17/2006
Subject: PECOS to FISS Interface Via Extract File
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 4094

11/17/2006

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1113CP
Issue Date: 11/17/2006
Subject: Implementation of an Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5235

08/01/2006

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R49DEMO
Issue Date: 08/01/2006
Subject: Laboratory Competitive Bidding Demonstration
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5205

09/29/2006

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1070CP
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: New 2007 Current Procedural Terminology Mammography Codes
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5327

11/24/2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: R176PI
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Various Benefit Integrity (BI) Revisions to Chapter 4
Impl Date: 12/26/2006
CR #: 5386

11/24/2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:08:00 EST

Transmittal #: R175PI
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Division of Provider and Supplier Enrollment Issued Revocations
Impl Date: 12/26/2006
CR #: 5340

11/24/2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1118CP
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Reasonable Charge Update for 2007 for Splints, Casts, Dialysis Supplies, Dialysis Equipment, and Certain Intraocular Lenses
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5382

11/24/2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:16:00 EST

Transmittal #: R61BP
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Implementation of Changes in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Payment for Calendar Year (CY) 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5407

11/24/2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:46:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1119CP
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Installation of the January Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Software Containing Customer Information Control System (CICS) Formatting
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5408

11/24/2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1120CP
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Additional Provider Education for Upcoming Changes in Payment for Oxygen Equipment and Capped Rentals for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Based on the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)of 2005
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5370

N/A

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:44:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0677
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Part B Drug Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP): Do Not Bill a Prescription Order More Than Once
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

12/01/2006

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:32:00 EST

Transmittal #: R177PI
Issue Date: 12/01/2006
Subject: Update the VMS System to Validate National Provider Identifiers (NPIs) in Place of Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs).
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5326

12/08/2006

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R431PR1
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Section 2231, Regional Medicare Swing-Bed-Rates
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

12/08/2006

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R252OTN
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Additional Codes for Physician Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5409

12/08/2006

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1123CP
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Instructions for Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5394

12/08/2006

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1122CP
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: 2007 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5362

12/08/2006

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:11:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1125CP
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Fee Schedule Update for 2007 for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5417

11/24/2006

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R61NCD
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Cavernous Nerves Electrical Stimulation with Penile Plethysmography
Impl Date: 01/08/2007
CR #: 5294

12/08/2006

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:33:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1124CP
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 13.0, Effective January 1, 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5422

12/08/2006

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1126CP
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Announcement of Medicare Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Payment Rate Increases
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5435

12/08/2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R178PI
Issue Date: 12/08/2006
Subject: Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5402

12/15/2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: R179PI
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: Revised Medical Review Timeliness and Reopening Requirements for Medical Review
Impl Date: 01/16/2007
CR #: 5252

12/15/2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:54:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1129CP
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: January 2007 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective January 1, 2007, and Revisions to April 2006, July 2006, and October 2006 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5413

12/15/2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:31:00 EST

Transmittal #: R22SOMA
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: Revisions to Appendix P and PP
Impl Date: 12/18/2006
CR #: N/A

12/15/2006

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R253OTN
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Update for Calendar Year (CY) 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5423

09/29/2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1069CP
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Reopenings and Revisions of Claim Determinations and Decisions
Impl Date: 11/29/2006
CR #: 4147

11/01/2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R50DEMO
Issue Date: 11/01/2006
Subject: Laboratory Competitive Bidding Demonstration (Second Phase of Implementation)
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5359

12/19/2006

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:34:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1133CP
Issue Date: 12/19/2006
Subject: Reporting of Taxonomy Codes to Identify Provider Subparts on Institutional Claims
Impl Date: 01/02/2006
CR #: 5243

12/22/2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R254OTN
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Provision of Data for the Care Management for High Cost Beneficiaries Demonstration from Selected FIs, Carriers, and DME MAC Contractors
Impl Date: 01/22/2007
CR #: 5398

12/22/2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R255OTN
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Provider Migration
Impl Date: 02/01/2007
CR #: 5419

12/22/2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:58:00 EST

Transmittal #: R180PI
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Sources of Data for PSCs
Impl Date: 01/22/2007
CR #: 5412

12/22/2006

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:26:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1142CP
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: DMERC Claim Modifiers for Upgrades
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5367

12/15/2006

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1128CP
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: January 2007 Non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (Non-OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 22.1
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5437

12/22/2006

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1135CP
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Correction of Instructions for Calculating IRF Compliance Percentage Threshold
Impl Date: 03/22/2007
CR #: 5303

12/29/2006

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R112FM
Issue Date: 12/29/2006
Subject: Chapter 7, Internal Control Requirements Update
Impl Date: 01/29/2007
CR #: 5429

12/22/2006

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1139CP
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: January 2007 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of Payment Policy Changes and OPPS PRICER Logic Changes and Instructions for Updating the Outpatient Provider Specific File (OPSF)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5438

02/15/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R47BP
Issue Date: 02/15/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

12/29/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1145CP
Issue Date: 12/29/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy Cap Exceptions Process for Calendar Year (CY) 2007
Impl Date: 01/29/2007
CR #: 5478

12/29/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R181PI
Issue Date: 12/29/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy Cap Exceptions Process for Calendar Year (CY) 2007
Impl Date: 01/29/2007
CR #: 5478

11/09/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1106CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Therapy Cap Clarifications
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5271

11/09/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R171PI
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy Cap Clarifications
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5271

11/09/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R60BP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy Cap Clarifications
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5271

02/15/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R140PI
Issue Date: 02/15/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

10/27/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1088CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Instructions for the Coordination of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) claims for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5332

02/15/2006

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R855CP
Issue Date: 02/15/2006
Subject: Therapy Caps Exception Process
Impl Date: 03/13/2006
CR #: 4364

11/09/2006

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1109CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Common Working File (CWF) Edit Bypass Instructons for Hospital Emergency Room (ER) Services Spanning Multiple Service Dates
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5389

12/29/2006

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:02:00 EST

Transmittal #: R63BP
Issue Date: 12/29/2006
Subject: Outpatient Therapy Cap Exceptions Process for Calendar Year (CY) 2007
Impl Date: 01/29/2007
CR #: 5478

08/18/2006

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:48:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1034CP
Issue Date: 08/18/2006
Subject: Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) - Claim Processing for Not Otherwise Classified (NOC) Drugs
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5259

12/22/2006

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:48:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1137CP
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Teaching Status Adjustment
Impl Date: 01/22/2007
CR #: 5325

12/15/2006

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R63NCD
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: Cardiac Output Monitoring by Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance (TEB)
Impl Date: 01/16/2007
CR #: 5414

10/27/2006

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:49:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1087CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) and Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) Update
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5346

12/15/2006

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:50:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1130CP
Issue Date: 12/15/2006
Subject: anuary 2007 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 8.0
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5425

02/01/2006

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:08:00 EST

Transmittal #: R203OTN
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Revision for PPS Payment for Blood Clotting Factor Administered to Hemophilia Inpatients
Impl Date: 03/06/2006
CR #: 4311

N/A

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:14:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0678
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Payment for Part D Vaccines under the Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:15:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0678
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Payment for Part D Vaccines under the Medicare Drug Benefit (Part D)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

10/27/2006

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:36:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1084CP
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Line Item Billing Requirement for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5039

N/A

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:01:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0663
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Notifying Medicare Patients about Lifetime Reserve Days (LRDs)
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

N/A

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:08:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0681
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) Eligibility System Issues
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

09/22/2006

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:31:00 EST

Transmittal #: R159PI
Issue Date: 09/22/2006
Subject: New DMEPOS Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and DME Information Forms (DIFS) for Claims Processing.
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4296

10/27/2006

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:32:00 EST

Transmittal #: R167PI
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: New DMEPOS Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and DME Information Forms (DIFS) for Claims Processing.
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4296

10/27/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:20:00 EST

Transmittal #: R243OTN
Issue Date: 10/27/2006
Subject: Reporting the National Provider Identifier (NPI) on Physician Claims for Diagnostic Services Purchased Outside of the Local Carrier's Jurisdiction
Impl Date: 04/02/2007
CR #: 5289

08/04/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:22:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1024CP
Issue Date: 08/04/2006
Subject: Reporting of Taxonomy Codes to Identify Provider Subparts on Institutional Claims
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5243

N/A

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:22:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0659
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: Important Guidance Regarding National Provider Identifier (NPI) Usage in Medicare Claims
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

11/24/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:24:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1116CP
Issue Date: 11/24/2006
Subject: Revised American National Standards Institute X12N 837 Institutional Health Care Claim Companion Document
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5334

07/28/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:25:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1010CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Additional Requirements Necessary to Implement the Revised Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500 (08/05)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5060

09/08/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1051CP
Issue Date: 09/08/2006
Subject: Claims Submission Instructions for Institutional Providers Billing Vaccine Claims In Cases Where a National Provider Identifier (NPI) is Not Available
Impl Date: 05/23/2007
CR #: 4239

11/09/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1108CP
Issue Date: 11/09/2006
Subject: Reporting of Taxonomy Codes to Identify Provider Subparts on Institutional Claims
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5243

11/22/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:27:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1114CP
Issue Date: 11/22/2006
Subject: Reporting of Taxonomy Codes to Identify Provider Subparts on Institutional Claims
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5243

09/15/2006

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:29:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1058CP
Issue Date: 09/15/2006
Subject: Additional Requirements Necessary to Implement the Revised Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500 (08/05)
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5060

N/A

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:40:00 EST

Transmittal #: SE0608
Issue Date: N/A
Subject: NPI - Medicare Policy on Subpart Designation
Impl Date: N/A
CR #: N/A

02/01/2006

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:22:00 EST

Transmittal #: R204OTN
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Stage 1 Use and Editing of National Provider Identifier Numbers Received in Electronic Data Interchange Transactions, via Direct Data Entry Screens, or on Paper Claim Forms
Impl Date: 01/03/2006
CR #: 4320

06/30/2006

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:25:00 EST

Transmittal #: R996CP
Issue Date: 06/30/2006
Subject: Stage 2 NPI Changes for Transaction 835, and Standard Paper Remittance Advice, and Changes in Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 22 - Remittance Advice
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5081

11/03/2006

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:52:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1100CP
Issue Date: 11/03/2006
Subject: Jurisdiction for Ambulance Supplier Claims
Impl Date: 01/01/2008
CR #: 5203

02/01/2006

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:22:00 EST

Transmittal #: R827CP
Issue Date: 02/01/2006
Subject: Use of 12X Type of Bill (TOB) for Billing Screening Mammography, Screening Pelvic Examinations, and Screening Pap Smears
Impl Date: 07/03/2006
CR #: 4243

12/22/2006

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:23:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1140CP
Issue Date: 12/22/2006
Subject: Medicare Payment for Preadministration-Related Services Associated with IVIG Administration-Payment Extended through CY 2007
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5428

04/28/2006

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R916CP
Issue Date: 04/28/2006
Subject: Correct Reporting of Diagnosis Codes on Screening Mammography Claims
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 5050

07/28/2006

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:37:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1011CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Instructions for Reporting Hospice Services in Greater Line Item Detail
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5245

06/09/2006

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:38:00 EST

Transmittal #: R975CP
Issue Date: 06/09/2006
Subject: Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Claims Processing Manual Clarification
Impl Date: 06/05/2006
CR #: 5026

05/05/2006

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:38:00 EST

Transmittal #: R942CP
Issue Date: 05/05/2006
Subject: Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Claims Processing Manual Clarification
Impl Date: 06/05/2006
CR #: 5026

07/28/2006

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:39:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1013CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Update of HCPCS Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) and File Names, Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2007 ASC HCPCS Additions, Deletions and Master Listing
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5211

12/20/2006

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:13:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1134CP
Issue Date: 12/20/2006
Subject: Update of HCPCS Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) and File Names, Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2007 ASC HCPCS Additions, Deletions and Master Listing
Impl Date: 01/02/2007
CR #: 5211

09/29/2006

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:00 EST

Transmittal #: R55BP
Issue Date: 09/29/2006
Subject: Psychological and Neuropsychological Tests
Impl Date: 12/28/2006
CR #: 5204

03/02/2006

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R142PI
Issue Date: 03/02/2006
Subject: New DMEPOS Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and DME MAC Information Forms (DIFS) for Claims Processing
Impl Date: 10/02/2006
CR #: 4296

02/10/2006

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:53:00 EST

Transmittal #: R138PI
Issue Date: 02/10/2006
Subject: New DMEPOS Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and DME MAC Information Forms (DIFS) for Claims Processing.
Impl Date: 10/03/2006
CR #: 4296

07/28/2006

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:07:00 EST

Transmittal #: R1018CP
Issue Date: 07/28/2006
Subject: Uniform Billing (UB-04) Implementation
Impl Date: 03/01/2007
CR #: 5072