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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R2422OTN | Add Dates of Service (DOS) for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination (PPV) Health Care Procedure… |
11335 | MM11335 | ||||
R4498CP | Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory… |
11598 | MM11598 | ||||
R199SOMA | Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 6 - Special Procedures for Laboratories and… |
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R198SOMA | Revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM) Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 |
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R4496CP | 2020 Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies Healthcare Common Procedure… |
11596 | MM11596 | ||||
R4497CP | Quarterly Update to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Procedure-to-Procedure (PTP)… |
11628 | MM11628 | ||||
R2421OTN | User Change Request (CR) - Adjustment Reason Code to Identify Office of the Inspector General (… |
10787 | |||||
R2420OTN | Implementation to Adopt the Document Codes into the Post-Pay Electronic Medical Documentation… |
11474 | |||||
R4494CP | January 2020 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
11605 | MM11605 | ||||
R4495CP | Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule – Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens… |
11641 | MM11641 |