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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R638CP | New Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) Messages |
3957 | |||||
R605CP | Frequency Instructions for Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services |
3929 | |||||
R572CP | July 2005 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Code Editor (OPPS OCE) Specifications Version 6.… |
3871 | MM3871 | ||||
R521CP | Hemophilia Blood Clotting Fact |
3755 | MM3755 | ||||
R531CP | Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) |
3811 | MM3811 | ||||
R508CP | April 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of… |
3756 | MM3756 | ||||
R23GI | Procedures for Modifying Shared Systems Edits and Capturing Audit Trail Data |
3862 | |||||
R109PI | Updated Standard System Changes for Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) and MCS… |
3725 | |||||
R153OTN | Payment to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) for New CPT Code 66711 |
3817 | MM3817 | ||||
R726CP | Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling Services: Common Working File (CWF) Inquiry for… |
4104 | MM4104 |