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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R161OTN | Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Carrier Numbering Issue |
3876 | |||||
R68FM | Instructions for Affiliated Contractors Involved in the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC)… |
3773 | |||||
R631CP | Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update |
3960 | MM3960 | ||||
R600CP | New Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Drug Codes |
3847 | MM3847 | ||||
R566CP | Clarifying Manual Instructions for Coding and Payment for Drug Administration Under the Hospital… |
3848 | MM3848 | ||||
R537CP | Instructions for Downloading the Medicare Zip Code File |
3731 | |||||
R552CP | Changing the Order of Medicare System Edits Affecting Hospice Claims |
3825 | |||||
R514CP | April 2005 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS): Summary of… |
3756 | MM3756 | ||||
R18DEMO | Demonstration Project to Clarify the Definition of Homebound, the Home Health Independence… |
3665 | |||||
R103PI | Discontinuation of Medical Review Reports -The Medicare Status Report MRS-1), the Report of… |
3701 |