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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R117CP | Instructions for downloading the Medicare zip code file. |
3160 | |||||
R646CP | Update to the Inpatient Provider Specific File (PSF) and the Outpatient PSF to Retain Provider… |
3940 | |||||
R340CP | Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Home Health Consolidated Billing Enforcement |
3525 | MM3525 | ||||
R543CP | Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Code (HPTC) Update |
3803 | MM3803 | ||||
R374CP | Clarification to IOM Chapter 17, Section 80.4 regarding claims for Blood Clotting Factors |
3370 | |||||
R503CP | April Update to the Medicare Non-OPPS Outpatient Code Editor (OCE) Specifications Version 20.2… |
3750 | MM3750 | ||||
R11DEMO | Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD)-Override of Certain Medicare Secondary Payer Edit… |
3594 | |||||
R18GI | Billing for Blood and Blood Products Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (… |
3681 | MM3681 | ||||
R18MSP | Application of the Medicare Secondary Payer for the Working Aged Provision and the Medicare… |
3120 | MM3120 | ||||
R94PI | Informing Beneficiaries About Which Local Medical Review Policy (LMRP) and/or Local Coverage… |
3602 |