Transmittals

Instructions for Downloading the Medicare ZIP Code Files for April 2021

Update to the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Calendar Year (CY) 2021 - Recurring File Update

CY 2021 Update for Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule

Update to the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) Claim and Return Buffer Interface Changes

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

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

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC), Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC), Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print Update

April 2021 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Quarterly Update Reminder

Billing for Home Infusion Therapy Services On or After January 1, 2021

Billing for Home Infusion Therapy Services On or After January 1, 2021

Implementation of the Award for the Jurisdiction C Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractor (JC DME MAC)

Update to Vaccine Services Editing

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

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

Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update for Calendar Year (CY) 2021

Special Provisions for Radiology Additional Documentation Requests

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

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Front End Updates for April 2021

October Quarterly Update for 2020 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule