Transmittals

Modifications to the Common Working File Interrupted Stay Edits for Long Term Care Hospital Claims for Discharges to an Acute Care Hospital

Outpatient Therapy Cap Exceptions Process for Calendar Year (CY) 2007

Update to Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance and Premium Rates for 2007

Payment Allowances for the Influenza Virus Vaccine (CPT 90655, 90656, 90657, and 90658) and the Pneumococcal Vaccine CPT 90732 When Payment is Based on 95 Percent of the Average Wholesale Price

Claims Submitted With Only a National Provider Identifier (NPI) During the Stage 2 NPI Transition Period

Update to the Place of Service (POS) Code Set to Add a Code for Prison/Correctional Facility

Uniform Billing (UB-04) Implementation

Division of Provider and Supplier Enrollment Issued Revocations

Medicare Payment for Preadministration-Related Services Associated with IVIG Administration-Payment Extended through CY 2007

New DMEPOS Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and DME Information Forms (DIFS) for Claims Processing

Provider Migration

Competitive Acquisition Program, Claim Processing for Not Otherwise Classified Drugs

Update of HCPCS Codes and Payments for Ambulatory Surgical Centers and File Names, Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2007 ASC HCPCS Additions, Deletions and Master Listing

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

Stage 2 NPI Changes for Transaction 835, and Standard Paper Remittance Advice, and Changes in Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 22 - Remittance Advice

Non-Physician Practitioner Payment for Care Plan Oversight

New Current Procedural Terminology CPT) Codes

Update of ICD-9 Codes Used in CWF Editing of Oral Anti-Cancer and Oral Anti-Emetic Drugs

Revised Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500

Changes Conforming to CR 3648 Instructions for Therapy Services