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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R288CP | Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Payment for Services Furnished in Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) |
3394 | MM3394 | ||||
R694CP | Update to the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy Codes (HPTC) Version 5.1 |
4072 | MM4082 | ||||
R304CP | Nurse Practitioners As Attending Physicians in the Medicare Hospice Benefit |
3226 | MM3226 | ||||
R672CP | October Update to the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database |
4031 | |||||
R87CP | Expansion of Transfer Policy Under Inpatient Payment Prospective System |
2934 | MM2934 | ||||
R76FM | Development of New Report to Capture BIPA and MMA Appeals Data |
3837 | |||||
R8NCD | Current Perception Threshold/Sensory Nerve Conduction Threshold Test (sNCT) |
2988 | MM2988 | ||||
R443CP | Unprocessable Unassigned Form CMS-1500 Claim |
3500 | |||||
R130CP | Chapter 32, Billing Instructions for Special Services |
2323 | |||||
R154OTN | Correction 2005 Clinical Laboratory Travel Fee (P9603 P9604) |
3785 | MM3785 |