Transmittals

Updates to Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies (DMEPOS) and Ambulance Certification Signature Requirements

Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment

Annual (2021) Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)

July 2020 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 21.2

Quarterly Update for the Temporary Gap Period of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) - October 2020

July Quarterly Update for 2020 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Therapy Codes Update

National Coverage Determination (NCD) 160.18 Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)

Summary of Policies in the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Public Health Emergency (PHE) Interim Final Rules

Update the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) 2021 Tables in the Common Working File (CWF) for Purposes of Processing Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Records and Claims

October 2020 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Quarterly Update Reminder

Primary Care First (PCF) and Serious Illness Patient (SIP) Models: Part 1: Provider, Beneficiary and Procedure Code Files to Support Model Implementation

Update to the (IOM) Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23 - Fee Schedule Administration and Coding Requirements, Section 20.9 - Fee Schedule Administration and Coding Requirements

Therapy Codes Update

Expand Retention of Claims History for Outpatient, Part B, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) to 5 years

Extension of Payment for Section 3712 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

Update to the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2020 - Recurring July File Update

Expand Retention of Claims History for Outpatient, Part B, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) to 5 years

New Physician Specialty Code for Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS) and Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) and a New Supplier Specialty Code for Home Infusion Therapy Services

National Coverage Determination (NCD30.3.3): Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP)