Transmittals

Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Changes

Updates to Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Claims

Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Payment for Dialysis Furnished for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in ESRD Facilities for Calendar Year (CY) 2021

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

April 2021 Update to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)

Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments -2nd Qtr Notification for FY 2021

Instructions for Retrieving the 2021 Pricing and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Data Files through CMS' Mainframe Telecommunications Systems

January 2021 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

Clarifying The Use of As-Needed/PRN Orders for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS)

Instructions to Medicare Administration Contractor (MAC) on COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospitals and Sole Community Hospitals

Updating Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) Payment Rates

Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP) Edits, Version 27.1, Effective April 1, 2021

Telehealth Expansion Benefit Enhancement under the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM) - Implementation

Implementation of the New Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Indicator “K5”

New Medicare National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) Type of Bill (TOB), Condition Code and implementing Billing Codes for Opioid Treatment Programs

New Medicare National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) Type of Bill (TOB), Condition Code and implementing Billing Codes for Opioid Treatment Programs

Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment

Updates to Nursing and Allied Health Education Medicare Advantage Payment Policies

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

Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and Suppliers Directory (MEDPARD) Procedures