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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R1548CP | Critical Care Visits and Neonatal Intensive Care (Codes 99291 - 99292) |
5993 | MM5993 | ||||
R357OTN | Pathology Services: Notification of the Sunset for the Payment of Physician Pathology Services… |
6088 | MM6088 | ||||
R1547CP | Update-Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Rate Year 2009 |
6114 | MM6114 | ||||
R1PDB | Chapter 5 of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Manual |
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R86NCD | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) |
6048 | MM6048 | ||||
R1546CP | Modification to existing Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Procedures regarding the MSN Customer… |
5889 | |||||
R1545CP | Payment for Inpatient Hospital Visits (Codes 99221 - 99239) |
5792 | MM5792 | ||||
R85NCD | Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA) |
6098 | MM6098 | ||||
R1543CP | Update-Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Rate Year 2009 |
6077 | MM6077 | ||||
R84NCD | FDG PET for Infection and Inflammation |
6099 | MM6099 |