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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R12GI | New Policy and Refinements on Billing Noncovered Charges to Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) |
3416 | MM3416 | ||||
R502CP | New Contrast Agents Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes |
3748 | MM3748 | ||||
R3431CP | Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital (… |
9253 | MM9253 | ||||
R134CP | Instructions for Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File. |
3198 | |||||
R17GI | Review of Contractor Implementation of Change Requests (Replacement for expired CR 944). |
2884 | |||||
R214BP | Implementation of Changes in the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS… |
9367 | |||||
R124OTN | Common Working File (CWF) Duplicate Claim Edit for Referred Clinical Diagnostic and Purchased… |
3551 | MM3551 | ||||
R98PI | Psychotherapy Notes |
3457 | MM3457 | ||||
R210BP | Advance Care Planning (ACP) as an Optional Element of an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) |
9271 | |||||
SE17023 | Guidance on Coding and Billing Date of Service on Professional Claims |
SE17023 |