Transmittals

Quarterly Update to Home Health (HH) Grouper

Claims Processing Manual Update - Pub. 100-04 for Elimination of Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs) and Durable Medical Equipment Forms (DIFs)

Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - July 2022 Update

Automation of the Medicare Duplicate Primary Payment (DPP) Process

Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment

Revisions to Medicare Part B Coverage of Pneumococcal Vaccinations for the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15, Section 50.4.4.2

Update to Chapters 3, 4, 27 and 37 of Publication (Pub.) 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing Manual to Remove Reference to the Term "OSCAR"

Updated Instructions for the Change Request Implementation Report (CRIR) and Technical Direction Letter (TDL) Compliance Report (TCR)

Quarterly Update to the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS)

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs)--October 2022 Update

Revisions to Chapters 3, “Inpatient Hospital Billing” of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub 100-04), 18, “Preventive and Screening Services” of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub 100-04), and 32 “Billing Requirements for Special Services” of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub 100-04) to Update Coding

National Coverage Determination (NCD) 210.14 Reconsideration – Screening for Lung Cancer with Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT)

National Coverage Determination (NCD) 210.14 Reconsideration – Screening for Lung Cancer with Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT)

Changes to Beneficiary Coinsurance for Additional Procedures Furnished During the Same Clinical Encounter As Certain Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests

Updating Reason Code 32287 Edit in the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) to Allow Processing of Claims Containing COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Vaccines When Billed on the Same Claim

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) -- July 2022

Update of Internet Only Manual (IOM), Pub. 100-04, Chapter 15 - Ambulance

Common Working File CWF Editing-National Coverage Determination (NCD) 270.3 Blood-Derived Products for Chronic, Non-Healing Wounds

New Waived Tests

Claims Processing Instructions for the New Hepatitis B Vaccine Code 90759