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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R15GI | Review of Contractor Implementation of Change Requests (Replacement for expired CR 944). |
2884 | |||||
R117PI | Revise the Medicare Contractor System (MCS) and the VIPS Medicare System (VMS) to Allow Update… |
3996 | |||||
R742CP | Quarterly Update to Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Edits, V12.0, Effective January 1, 2006 |
4168 | MM4168 | ||||
R731CP | Payment for Office or Other Outpatient Evaluation and Management (E/M ) Visits (Codes 99201 -… |
4032 | MM4032 | ||||
R719CP | Clarification and Update to Hospital Billing Instructions and Payment for Epoetin Alfa (EPO) and… |
4103 | MM4103 | ||||
R707CP | IPPS Outlier Reconciliation |
3966 | MM3966 | ||||
R680CP | Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update: Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer… |
4037 | MM4037 | ||||
R38BP | Services Not Provided Within United States |
3781 | MM3781 | ||||
R2003CP | New Physician Specialty Code for Geriatric Psychiatry |
6533 | |||||
R440CP | Updating the Common Working File Editing for Pap Smear (Q0091) and Adding a New Low Risk… |
3659 | MM3659 |