Transmittals

Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, Version 15.2, Effective July 1, 2009

July Update to the 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

Addition/Deletion of HCPCS Codes

July 2009 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

Beneficiary-Submitted Claims

July 2009 Update to the ASC Payment System; Summary of Payment Policy Changes

Manual Update to Include Billing Instructions for Professional Component (PC) and Technical Component (TC) in Regards to One Line Global Billing for Pathology Services

Additional Data Collection on Hospice Claims

Ensuring Only Clinical Trial Services Receive Fee-For-Service Payment on Claims Billed for Managed Care Beneficiaries

Surgery for Diabetes

Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), and Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) Update

Pricing Claims for Services Rendered in Place of Service Home

July 2009 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 10.2

Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Repair and Claims Recovery Requirements Stemming from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 5010 Claims Transactions

July 2009 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files

Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2010

Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for July 2009

Manual Clarifications for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Therapy Billing

List of Medicare Telehealth Services

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 837 5010 Coordination of Benefits (COB) Requirements--Part II