Transmittals

2011 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Code System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update

2010 Reminder for Roster Billing and Centralized Billing for Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccinations

2010 - 2011 Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Resources for Health Care Professionals

Clarification of Payment Window for Outpatient Services Treated as Inpatient Services

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program: Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Modifier for the EHR Incentive Program

Medicare Contractor Annual Update of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)

October Quarterly Update for 2010 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Durable Medical Equipment (DME MAC) and the National Supplier Clearinghouse (NSC MAC) Procedures for Third Party Notification of Deceased Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetic, Orthotic and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier Associates

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 005010 837 Institutional (837I) Edits and 005010 837 Professional (837P) Edits - January 2011 Version

Common Working File (CWF) Override Edit for Kidney Transplant Donor Claims When the Kidney Recipient is Deceased

Home Health Agencies (HHAs)Providing Durable Medical Equipment(DME)in Competitive Bidding Areas

Revised Instructions for Reporting Assessment Dates under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), and Swing Bed (SB) Prospective Payment Systems (PPS)

Timely Claims Filing: Additional Instructions

Revisions to Claims Processing Instructions for Services Rendered in Place of Service Home

5010 Implementation--Processing Additional International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) Diagnosis and Procedure Codes in Pricer, Grouper, and the Medicare Code Editor (MCE)

Changes to the Medicare Fraud Edit Modules

Payment for Implantable Tissue Markers (HCPCS Code A4648) and Implantable Radiation Dosimeters (HCPCS Code A4650)

National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) code set updates.

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2011

5010 Implementation-Changes to Present on Admission (POA) Indicator "";1""; and the K3 Segment