Transmittals

Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospital Extensions per the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Minor Changes to Chapter 1 of the Program Integrity Manual

April 2013 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

April Update to the CY 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

April Quarterly Update for 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prostetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

April Quarterly Update for 2013 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for Selected theraph Services

Standardizing the Standard - Phase I

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Update, April 2013

CD-10 CR--Updates to National Coverage Determination/Local Coverage Determination (NCD/LCD) Processing in the VMS Shared System

Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Model 4 – HI and SMI Payment Attribution and Outlier Payments

Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code File for July 2013

Recovery of Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) Overpayment

The Inclusion of Veterans Administration (VA) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) claims to the VA Medicare Remittance Advice (eMRA) Process- Implementation

Update to Chapter 15 of the Program Integrity Manual (PIM)

Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services for CY 2013

Incentive Payment Related to Prior authorization for Power Mobility Devices (PMD)

Change of Address for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting Facility approval and Recertification Letter Submission

Standardizing the standard – Operating Rules for code usage in Remittance Advice

Updates to Claims Processing Instructions Regarding Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institutions (RNHCI)