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 Sort descending | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R1151CP | Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Common Working File (CWF) Edit Bypass… |
5389 | MM5389 | ||||
R2722CP | Changes to Contractor Designation in Processing Foreign, Emergency and Shipboard Claims |
8103 | |||||
R932CP | Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for Part B Drugs Physician Election |
4404 | MM4404 | ||||
R1363CP | Analysis and Design Only - Processing All Diagnosis Codes Reported on Claims Submitted to… |
5030 | |||||
R221OTN | Beneficiary Change of Address- Phase 2 |
5021 | |||||
R29SOMA | New Number Series and State Codes for CMS Certification Numbers (formerly OSCAR Provider Numbers… |
5490 | |||||
R897CP | April Update to the 2006 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database |
4399 | |||||
R1335CP | Updating the Internet Only Manual (IOM) to Include Language "or NPI When Required |
5708 | |||||
R39DEMO | 2006 Oncology Demonstration Project---Inclusion of Gynecological Oncology (Supplement to CR 4219… |
4347 | MM4347 | ||||
R1318CP | Ambulance: New Remark Code for Denying Separately Billed Services |
5659 | MM5659 |