MLN Matters Articles
MLN Matters® Articles
These Articles explain national Medicare policies on coverage, billing, and payment rules for specific provider types. Sometimes we explain information in an MLN Connects® newsletter message instead of an MLN Matters® Article. If there’s an Article or a newsletter message, you’ll find it in the “Provider Education” column.
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023. View Infectious diseases for a list of waivers and flexibilities that were in place during the PHE.
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Transmittal # | Issue Date Sort ascending | Subject | Implementation Date | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R1589OTN | Updating Scanning for the Information Security and Privacy Group (ISPG) Enterprise Vulnerability… |
9445 | |||||
R124OTN | Common Working File (CWF) Duplicate Claim Edit for Referred Clinical Diagnostic and Purchased… |
3551 | MM3551 | ||||
R98PI | Psychotherapy Notes |
3457 | MM3457 | ||||
R188NCD | National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Screening for Colorectal Cancer Using Cologuard - A… |
9115 | MM9115 | ||||
R71PI | Rewrite of the Program Integrity Manual (except Chapter 10), Transmittal Page, Business… |
3030 | |||||
R730CP | Calendar Year (CY) 2006 Participation Enrollment and Medicare Participating Physicians and… |
4051 | MM4051 | ||||
R3435CP | Clarification on Patient?s Reason for Visit Necessary to Capture HIPAA Compliant Fields |
9450 | MM9450 | ||||
R378CP | Liability Days on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Swing Bed Facility Inpatient Bills |
3568 | MM3568 | ||||
R194OTN | Calculation of the Interim Payment of Indirect Medical Education (IME) Through the Inpatient PPS… |
4025 | |||||
R630PI | Medicare Program Integrity Data Analysis--Update |
9176 |