Transmittals

Direct Contracting (DC) Model - Professional and Global Options: Total Care Capitation (TCC), Primary Care Capitation (PCC), Advanced Payment Option (APO), Telehealth Expansion, 3-day SNF Rule Waiver, Post-Discharge and Care-Management Home Visits – Implementation

International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) and Other Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determination (NCDs)--July 2021

Provider Education for Required Prior Authorization (PA) Process for the Cervical Fusion with Disc Removal and Implanted Spinal Neurostimulators in the Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Setting

Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents (NFI) - Updates and Clarifications

Waiver of Coinsurance and Deductible for Hepatitis B Preventive Service Vaccine Code, Section 4104 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (the Affordable Care Act), Removal of Barriers to Preventive Services in Medicare

Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Coverage of Costs for Kidney Acquisitions in Maryland Waiver (MW) Hospitals for Medicare Advantage (MA) Beneficiaries

Ensuring Allogenic Stem Cell Acquisition Charges Are Not Included in the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Payment Calculation

Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) - Modify Total Number of Bills Pending Reports to Exclude Clean Claims Delayed in the Processing System

Update the Common Working File (CWF) to Accept a Group Health Plan (GHP) and non-GHP (NGHP) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Effective Date 3 Months from the Current Date for Medicare Enrolled and Medicare Entitled Beneficiaries

October Quarterly Update to 2021 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Enforcement

Correction to Osteoporosis Drug Processing

2021 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code Jurisdiction List

Update to Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Payment Limits

Primary Care First (PCF) and Serious Illness Patient (SIP) Models: Part 3: IURs and Edits for Non-Sequential Claims

July 2021 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files

Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS) Updates to the Revised Remote Identity Proofing, Implementation of a New ECRS Web Error Code, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Process and Requirements for the Transition from Connect Direct to the CMS Electronic File Transfer (EFT) System

New Waived Tests

Addition of the QW Modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code 87636

Updates to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual for Rural Health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Services

Cognitive Assessment & Care Plan Services