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 # Sort descending | Issue Date | Subject | Implementation Date | CR # | Provider Education | Provider Education Release Date | Provider Education Revision Date |
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R10120OTN | Quarterly Update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) - July 2020 Update |
11788 | MM11788 | ||||
R10121CP | Updates in the Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Inpatient and Outpatient Provider… |
11707 | |||||
R10122CP | Update to the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for… |
11770 | |||||
R10124CP | New Physician Specialty Code for Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS) and Adult Congenital… |
11750 | MM11750 | ||||
R10124FM | New Physician Specialty Code for Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery (MDS) and Adult Congenital… |
11750 | MM11750 | ||||
R10127DEMO | Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model – Implementation |
11754 | MM11754 | ||||
R10128CP | National Coverage Determination (NCD30.3.3): Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP) |
11755 | MM11755 | ||||
R10128NCD | National Coverage Determination (NCD30.3.3): Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain (cLBP) |
11755 | MM11755 | ||||
R1012OTN | Use of Revised Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) N103 When Denying Services Furnished to… |
7678 | MM7678 | ||||
R10132PI | Revising Subsection 3.2.5, Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE), in Chapter 3 of Publication (Pub.)… |
11695 |