Transmittals

Quarterly HCPCS Drug/Biological Code Changes - April 2011 Update

April Update to the CY 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

Additions To and Revisions of Existing G-Codes for the Reporting of Skilled Nursing Services and Skilled Therapy Services in the Home Health or Hospice Setting

Implementation of edits for the Emergency Department (ED) adjustment policy under the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)

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

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits

Payment Update and Common Working File (CWF) Editing for Influenza Virus Vaccine and Pneumococcal Vaccine Codes

Primary Care Incentive Payment Program (PCIP) Eligibility for New Providers Enrolled in Medicare

New Waived Tests

Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), Including Personalized Prevention Plan Services (PPPS)

Annual Wellness Visit (AWV), Including Personalized Prevention Plan Services (PPPS)

Clarifications for Home Health Face-to-Face Encounter Provisions

Common Working File (CWF) Requires More Space for the Health Insurance Master Record (HIMR) Auxiliary File Menu

Updates to the Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Web User Guide v1.0 and Quick Reference Card v1.0

Analysis and Design for Additional Fields for Additional Documentation Request (ADR) Letters for CR7254

Integrated Data Repository (IDR) Claims Sourcing from Shared System Implementation Based on Further Conference Calls and Further Research

Correction to Manual References in Chapter 5, Section 20.2

Updates to the Internet Only Manual Pub. 100-04, Chapter 1 - General Billing Requirements, Chapter 15 - Ambulance, and Chapter 26 - Completing and Processing Form CMS-1500 Data Set

Screening for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Screening for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection