Transmittals

Advance Care Planning (ACP) Implementation for Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Claims

Update of Chapter 1

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule - Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens

Guidance on Implementing System Edits for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS)

Instructions to Process Services Not Authorized by the Veterans Administration (VA) in a Non-VA Facility Reported With Value Code (VC) 42

Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP - Incorporate revised Requirements of Participation for Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing facilities

Processing Updates for VMS From Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) Extract File

Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) Extract File - Analysis

Extension of the Transition to the Fully Adjusted Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Payment Rates under Section 16007 of the 21st Century Cures Act

Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - April CY 2017 Update

ICD-10 Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs)

Extension of Payment Change for Group 3 Complex Rehabilitative Power Wheelchairs Accessories and Seat and Back Cushions under Section 16005 of the 21st Century Cures Act

Combined Common Edits/Enhancements (CCEM) Proxool and Apache Software Upgrades

Shared System Enhancement 2016: Common Working File (CWF) to Show Date for Informational Unsolicited Response (IUR) Indicator on Claim History

New Fields in the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Inpatient and Outpatient Provider Specific Files (PSF)

Update for Additional International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 Codes for the System Changes to Implement Section 231 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, Temporary Exception for Certain Severe Wound Discharges From Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)

Shared System Enhancement 2016: Complete Disablement of Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Inquiry Transaction, HIHO, and Related Vestige Within Common Working File (CWF)

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Indicator in the Medicare Fee-For-Service Claims Processing System

New Common Working File (CWF) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Type for Liability Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (LMSAs) and No-Fault Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (NFMSAs)

Change to Beneficiary Liability and Cost Report Days for Subclause (II) Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)