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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R179OTN | Calculation of the Interim Payment of Indirect Medical Education (IME) Through the Inpatient PPS… |
4025 | MM4025 | ||||
R1495OTN | Revision to Medicare Code Editor (MCE) Edit, Procedure Inconsistent with Length of Stay (LOS)… |
9117 | MM9117 | ||||
R662CP | October 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
4035 | |||||
R3324CP | Clarification of the Policy for Competitively-Bid Wheelchair Accessories Furnished with Non-… |
9272 | MM9272 | ||||
R461CP | Processing Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Orthotics, Prosthetics, Drugs, and Surgical… |
3674 | MM3674 | ||||
R3329CP | Update to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 18 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10 and ASC… |
8628 | |||||
R156OTN | New Patient Status Code to Define Discharges or Transfers to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)… |
3829 | MM3829 | ||||
R608PI | Update to Pub. 100-08 to Provide Language-Only Changes for Updating ICD-10 and ASC X12 |
8747 | |||||
R64FM | For Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs), a new Provider Type 80, Status Code CH, and Method of… |
3641 | |||||
R1535OTN | International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Additional Acknowledgement… |
9256 |