Transmittals

Update to Rural Health Clinic (RHC) All Inclusive Rate (AIR) Payment Limit for Calendar Year (CY) 2019

Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures

Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update for Calendar Year (CY) 2019

New Waived Tests

Quarterly Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement

Implementation of a Bundled Payment for Multi-Component Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Shared System Enhancement 2018: Improve Organization of the International Code of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) File during Creation

Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2019

User Change Request (CR): ViPS Medicare System (VMS) Changes to Edit Dispensing and Supply Fee Codes Allowed when Related Drug Codes are Denied in Batch

Modifications to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Crossover Process

Implementation of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code J3591 and Additional Changes for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Claims

Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Update

Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update

Update to the Long Description for Spanish Records on The Procedure Descriptor Master File for all Adds and Updates That Were Not Loaded with Change Request (CR) 10286

Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Payment fo

International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs)

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs)

Medicare Contractor Beneficiary and Provider Communications Manual IOM Pub. 100-09 Chapter 5 Correct Coding Initiative

Revisions to Medicare Claims Processing Manual Reference to Burn Medicare Severity-Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRGs) for Transfer Policy

Enhancing the Verification Process of Common Working File (CWF) Part A Provider Inquiries