Transmittals

July 2007 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective July 1, 2007, and Revisions to January 2007 and April 2007 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files

Revision to Internet Only Manual (IOM) Pub 100-04, Chapter 12, Section 90.4 Billing and Payment in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)

Claims Processing Change for Services Submitted with the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Modifiers QB or QU for Claims with Dates of Service On or After January 1, 2006

Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Coding & Reporting Principles

July 2007 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications

Ultrasound Diagnostic Procedures

Revision to Medicare Publication 100-09, Chapter 3

Program Instructions Designating the Competitive Bidding Areas and Product Categories Included in the CY 2007 DMEPOS Competitive Bid Program

Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) Implementation Contingency Plan

Discontinuance of the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) Registry

April Quarterly Update for 2007 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Implementation of the Carrier Jurisdictional Pricing Rules for All Purchased Diagnostic Service Claims

Outpatient Clinical Laboratory Tests Furnished by Hospitals With Fewer Than 50 Beds in Qualified Rural Areas

April 2007 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing File, Effective April 1, 2007, and Revisions to the January 2007 Quarterly ASP Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files

April Update to the 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB)

Date of Service (DOS) for Laboratory Specimens

Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs

Revisions to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 17, Sections 40 and 100, Regarding Discarded Drugs and Biologicals and Submission of Claims With the Modifier JW,

Program Instructions Designating the Competitive Bidding Areas and Product Categories Included in the Calendar Year (CY) 2007 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bid Program

Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Changes to Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services