Transmittals

October 2014 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

Pub 100-04, Language Only Update for Chapters Five and Six for Conversion to ICD-10

Clarification of Remittance Advice Code Combination Reports Generated by Shared Systems

Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index, Quality Reporting Program and the Hospice Pricer for FY 2015

Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index, Quality Reporting Program and the Hospice Pricer for FY 2015

Chapter 5, Quality Improvement Program

Implement Operating Rules - Phase III ERA EFT: CORE 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC) and Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) Rule - Update from CAQH CORE - July 1, 2014 version 3.1.1

Implement Operating Rules - Phase III ERA EFT: CORE 360 Uniform Use of Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC) and Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) Rule - Update from CAQH CORE - July 1, 2014 version 3.1.1

Title: Two New “K” Codes for Prefabricated Single and Double Upright Knee Orthoses That Are Furnished Off-The-Shelf (OTS)

Date Correction to Diagnosis Code Reporting on Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution (RNHCI) Claims

October 2014 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 15.3

Update to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 23 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Conversion to ICD-10

Update to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 10 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10 and ASC X12

Claims that are Related

Update to Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 11 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10 and ASC X12

Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Pub. 100-04, Chapter 4 Language Only Update for ICD-10, ASC X12, and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Implementation

Update to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 16 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10, ASC X12, and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) Implementation

Updates to the Model 4 Bundled Payment of Care Initiative (BPCI) Payment Calculation to Include Uncompensated Care Payment (UCP) and Reduction in Payment Due to Sequestration

Federally Qualified Health Centers Prospective Payment System- Recurring File Updates

Fee for Service Beneficiary Data Streamlining (FFS BDS) - Phase II - Auxiliary Data