Transmittals

Affordable Care Act-Section 3113- Laboratory Demonstration for Certain Complex Diagnostic Tests

Update to the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) End of Present on Admission (POA) Indicator Logic for Version 5010 837I Electronic Health Care Claim Submissions

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Medicare Beneficiaries with Implanted Permanent Pacemakers (PMs) or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)

Quarterly HCPCS Drug/Biological Code Changes - April 2011 Update

Modifications to the Implementation of the PWK (paperwork) segment for X12N Version 5010

Clarification to CR 6686 - Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation

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

Correction to Manual References in Chapter 5, Section 20.2

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

Adjudication of Laboratory Tests that are Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Edits

Quarterly Update to the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 17.1, Effective April 1, 2011

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

New Hospice Certification Requirements and Revised Conditions of Participation (CoPs)

Manual Clarifications for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Part A Billing

April 2011 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

April 2011 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

April 2011 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 12.1

July Quarterly Update to 2011 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

New Waived Tests