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 Subject Implementation Date CR # Provider Education Provider Education Release Date Sort descending Provider Education Revision Date
R69CP

Criteria for Using the CB Modifier

2906
R29GI

2005 Scheduled Release for October Updates to Software Programs and Pricing/Coding Files

3999
R1153CP

Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update

5430
R656OTN

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 005010 837 Institutional (837I)…

6849
R456CP

Independent Laboratory Billing for the Technical Component (TC) of Physician Pathology Services…

3675
R891OTN

Update to the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Companion Guide

7373
R358OTN

Instructions for Non-MSP Debts Returned to Agency (RTA) from the Department of Treasury From…

6082
R637OTN

Common Working File (CWF) Edit to Reject Claims for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Provided to…

6695
R876OTN

Upgrade of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR)…

7347
R1098OTN

Addition of New Common Working File (CWF) Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Utilization Edit Codes…

7605
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