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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R598CP | Implementation of Carrier Guidelines for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Reimbursement for… |
3890 | MM3890 | ||||
R36NCD | Smoking and Tobacco-Use Cessation Counseling |
3834 | MM3834 | ||||
R539CP | Expansion of Various Alpha and Numeric Fields with in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System… |
3767 | MM3767 | ||||
R555CP | Fiscal Intermediary (FI) Reporting of Add-on-Payments that do not Result in a Specific Increase… |
3866 | MM3866 | ||||
R516CP | Clarification for OPPS Hospitals Billing Initial Preventive Physical Exam (IPPE) |
3771 | MM3771 | ||||
R31COM | Update of IOM Pub. 100-09, Chapter 6, section 30.2.11 to include the requirements for… |
8995 | |||||
R3182CP | Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical… |
9035 | MM9035 | ||||
R203BP | Payment Repairs to Capped Rental Equipment Prior to the End of the 13-Month Cap |
9062 | MM9062 | ||||
R3195CP | Final MSN Redesign-Related Update to Chapter 21 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual |
8626 | |||||
R3187CP | Language Only Update to Pub 100-04, Chapter 30 for ASC X12 and Claim References |
8992 |