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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R4BP | Dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists are added to the definition/list of physicians who may… |
3016 | MM3016 | ||||
R456CP | Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services… |
3675 | |||||
SE0747 | Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Services - Provider Community (IACS-PC): THE FIRST… |
SE0747 | |||||
R1587OTN | Instruction to Apply the Part A Deductible on a Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Inpatient Same… |
9394 | |||||
R89CP | The Elimination of the 90-Day Grace Period for HCPCS Codes |
3093 | MM3093 | ||||
R428CP | Update to Billing Requirements for FDG-PET Scans for Use in the Differential Diagnosis of… |
3640 | MM3640 | ||||
R1585OTN | Modifications to the National Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) Crossover Process |
9054 | |||||
R54FM | Notification to Providers of Intent to Complete a Post-Payment Audit |
3441 | |||||
R71FM | Notice of New Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayment and Underpayments |
3456 | |||||
R215BP | January 2016 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) |
9486 |