Thursday, August 20, 2009

CMS News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****CMS NEWS****
MM6606 – Update to the Hospice Payment Rates, Hospice Cap, Hospice Wage Index, and the Hospice Pricer for FY 2010
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6606.pdf

MM6585 – October 2009 Quarterly Average Sales Price (ASP) Medicare Part B Drug Pricing Files and Revisions to Prior Quarterly Pricing Files
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6585.pdf

MM6524 – Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule – Medicare Travel Allowance Fees for Collection of Specimens
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6524.pdf

MM6407 – Medicare Claims Processing Manual Clarifications for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Therapy Billing
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6407.pdf

MM6518 – Appropriate Use of Modifier 50 and Add-On Current Procedural Terminology Codes (CPT) for Facet Joint Injection Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6518.pdf

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