Transmittals

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

Penalty for Delayed Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP) Submission -- Implementation

Change to the Payment of Allogeneic Stem Cell Acquisition Services

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

New Waived Tests

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

October 2020 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

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

Update to the Implementation of the Increased Payments for COVID-19 Discharges Under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Under Section 3710 of the CARES Act

October 2020 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System

2021 Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Update

October 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

October 2020 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 21.3

Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update

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

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Changes for FY 2021

Instructions for Retrieving the January 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) Files Through the CMS Mainframe Telecommunications System

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

Implementation of Nurse Practitioners Certifying Diabetic Shoe Orders Under the Primary Care First (PCF) Model

Update to Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index and Hospice Pricer for FY 2021