Thursday, March 6, 2008

CMS/Medicare Website Updates

The following information is provided by CMS/Medicare.

MM5655 – Clarification on Billing for the Oral Three Drug Combination Anti-Emetic (Aprepitant)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5655.pdf

MM5906 – Collapsing Medicare Provider Transaction Access Numbers (PTANs) to Ensure a One-to-One National Provider Identifier (NPI) Match
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5906.pdf

MM5926 – Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes Subject to and Excluded from Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Edits
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5926.pdf

MM5947 – Claim Status Category Code and Claim Status Code Update
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5947.pdf

MM5890 – Additional Information on Reporting a National Provider Identifier (NPI) for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/Other/Service facility for Medicare Claims
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5890.pdf


The Medicare Appeals Process: Five Levels to Protect Providers, Physicians and Other Suppliers brochure has been updated and is now available to order print copies or as a downloadable PDF file. To view the PDF file, go to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/MedicareAppealsProcess.pdf or to order hard copies, please visit the MLN Product Ordering Page at http://cms.meridianksi.com/kc/main/kc_frame.asp?kc_ident=kc0001&loc=5 on the CMS website.

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