Transmittals

New Waived Tests

Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 16.3, Effective October 1, 2010

Calendar Year 2011 Payments to Home Health Agencies That Do Not Submit Required Quality Data

Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies

Revisions and Re-issuance of Audiology Policies

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Update October 2010

October 2010 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

Expansion of the Current Scope of Editing for Attending, Operating, or Other Physician or Non-Physician Practitioner Providers for Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Claims Processed by Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries and Part A Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MAC)

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

Further Instruction for Implementation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) version 5010 for Transaction 835 - Health Care Claim Payment/Advice and Updated Standard Paper Remit (SPR)

J11 Part A and Part B Medicare Administrative Contractor (A/B MAC) New Part A Workload Number for the State of North Carolina

Eligible Physicians and Practitioners Who Need to Enroll in the Medicare Program for the Sole Purpose of Ordering and Referring Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

October Update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

2011 Annual Update for the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Bonus Payments

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

October 2010 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

2010 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supply Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List

Medicare Fee-For-Service Emergency Policies and Procedures: Questions and Answers For All Types of Emergencies and Disasters; Rescission of Change Requests (CRs) 5099, 6146, 6164, 6174, 6209, 6256, 6280, 6284, and 6378

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 5010 and D.0 Certification Program October to December 2010

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) National Competitive Bidding (NCB) Implementation- Phase 11E: Remittance Advice (RA) and Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Messages for Round One