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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R3333CP | October 2015 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
9298 | MM9298 | ||||
R3344CP | Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update |
9276 | MM9276 | ||||
R93GI | Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-01 - General Information, Eligibility, and… |
9219 | |||||
R3326CP | Implementation of the Hospice Payment Reforms |
9201 | MM9201 | ||||
SE18001 | Proper Coding for Specimen Validity Billed in Combination with Drug Testing |
SE18001 | |||||
SE19007 | Activation of Systematic Validation Edits for OPPS Providers with Multiple Service Locations |
MLN Matters Article SE19007 | |||||
R309CP | Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH… |
3459 | MM3459 | ||||
R124PI | Evidence of Medical Necessity: Wheelchair and Power Operated Vehicle (POV) Claim |
3952 | |||||
R317CP | Clarification to Chapter 26 of the Internet Only Manual (IOM) |
3431 | |||||
R658CP | Billing for Devices Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
4017 | MM4017 |