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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SE17033 | Medicare Does Not Pay Acute-Care Hospitals for Outpatient Services They Provide to Beneficiaries… |
SE17033 | |||||
R81FM | Recurring Update Notification for the Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments and… |
4066 | |||||
R1467OTN | Reporting Force Balance Claim Payment on the Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA) 835 and Cross… |
9050 | MM9050 | ||||
R184OTN | National Modifier and Condition Code To Be Used To Identify Disaster Related Claims |
4106 | MM4106 | ||||
R1469OTN | Develop Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) for Appeals Workload in Preparation for Implementation of… |
9036 | |||||
R686CP | Common Working File (CWF) Unsolicited Response Adjustments for Certain Claims Denied Due to an… |
3916 | |||||
R3175CP | Percutaneous Image-guided Lumbar Decompression (PILD) for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS)-Blinded… |
8954 | MM8954 | ||||
R671CP | Updated Manual Instructions for the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Regarding Smoking and… |
4045 | |||||
R115DEMO | Implementation of the Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) demonstration - Processing for home… |
9032 | |||||
R449CP | April Quarterly Update to 2005 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility (… |
3683 | MM3683 |