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In This Issue:

Information Issued by National Government Services for Part A and Part B Providers
Part A (Speciality)	Part B (Speciality)	Location (State Appreviation)	Title
A	A	All	Category III CPT Code® Coverage - LCD Attachment
H	P, N	All	Clarification of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs
A	A	All	2007 – 2008 Corporate Holiday Schedule
H	P, N	All	Investigational Device Exemption Requests
A	A	All	Migration of the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Gateway
A	A	All	National Government Services Electronic Mailing Lists
A	A	All	Your New M2 Submitter Number for Migration of the EDI Gateway

Information Issued by National Government Services for Part A Providers
Part A (Speciality)	Location (State Appreviation)	Title
A	All	Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Alert – Laboratory/Diagnostic Services
A	All	Part A Providers - Retired LCDs for November 30, 2007
A	NY, CT, DE	Part A New York Providers - Retired LCDs for November 30, 2007
A	All	Cranial Computerized Tomography Scans – LCD Revision
A	NY, CT, DE	Enterprise Data Center (EDC) Transition
A	NY, CT, DE	CDS Transition – Elimination of Paper Medicare Part A Logon Request Form
A	All	How to Logon to CDS FISS
A	All	What’s New - Part A Updates for December 1, 2007

Information Issued by National Government Services for Part B Providers
Part B (Speciality)	Location (State Appreviation)	Title
P, N	IN, KY	Acupuncture Billing Clarification
A	NY	Attention National Government Service Electronic Submitters – Part B NY – New Provider Numbering Format
A	NJ, NY	Compounded Drugs (J3490)
A	IN, KY	Indiana and Kentucky Part B Providers - Retired LCDs for November 30, 2007
A	IN, KY, NJ, NY	Mepivacaine Reimbursement
A	NJ, NY	New Jersey and New York Part B Providers - Retired LCDs for November 30, 2007
A	All	Offset by Fax

Information Issued by CMS Pertaining to Part A and Part B Providers
Part A (Speciality)	Part B (Speciality)	Location (State Appreviation)	Title
H, S, M	H, P, N	All	2008 Annual Update to the Therapy Code List (MM5810)
H, S, E	B	All	Ambulance Inflation Factor for CY 2008 (MM5801)
H	P, N	All	Coding for Polypectomy Performed During Screening Colonoscopy or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (SE0746)
A	P, N	All	How to Handle the NPI for Ordering/Referring and Attending/Operating/ Other/Service Facility for Medicare Claims (MM5674)
A	A	All	Individuals Authorized Access to CMS Computer Service – Provider Community (IACS-PC) (SE0747)
H, S, E	B	All	Medicare Payments for Ambulance Transports (SE0724)
A	P, N	All	Overview of Medicare Covered Diabetes Supplies and Services (SE0738)
A	A	All	Payment Allowances for the Influenza Virus Vaccine and Pneumococcal Vaccine When Payment Is Based on 95 Percent of the Average Wholesale Price (MM5744)
A	A	All	Reasonable Charge Update for 2008 for Splints, Casts, Dialysis Supplies and Dialysis Equipment and Certain Intraocular Lenses (MM5740-Revised)
A	A	All	Rejection of Electronic Claim Status Requests that Lack an NPI (MM5726)
H	P, O	All	Revisions to CR 4294 – Low Vision Rehabilitation Demonstration (MM5756)

Information Issued by CMS Pertaining to Part A Providers
Part A (Speciality)	Title
H	Correction to Calculation of Coinsurance for Indian Health Service Critical Access Hospitals (MM5769)
H	Duplicate Transplant Registry Fees (JSM-08029)
H, E	Medicare’s CWF Informational Unsolicited Responses for RDF Claims Overlapping Inpatient Hospital Claims (MM5768)
H	Patient Status Discharge Code 70 to Define Discharges for Transfers to Other Types of Health Care Institutions Not Defined Elsewhere in the UB-04 Manual Code List (MM5764)
P	Reporting of Additional Data to Describe Services on Hospice Claims (MM5567-Revised)
M	Validation of Nonroutine Supply Reporting on Home Health PPS Claims (MM5776-Revised)

Information Issued by CMS Pertaining to Part B Providers
Part B (Speciality)	Title
A	2007-2008 Influenza Season Resources for Health Care Professionals (SE0748)
A	Additional CWF Editing for Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing – Part II (MM5757)
A	Crossover of Assignment of Benefits Indicator (CLM08) from Paper Claim Input (MM5780)
F, S	Implementation of 2008 Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Changes (MM5680)
A	Mandatory Reporting of the National Provider Identifier on All Part B Claims (JSM-08048)

Provider Outreach and Education Training Seminars
Contract	Location (State Abbreviations)	Title
A	NY, CT, DE, RI, NH, VT, ME, MA	Don’t Miss Out on Upcoming Medicare Training… Save These Dates!!!
A	Northeast	Don’t Miss Out on Upcoming Medicare Training… Save These Dates!!!
B	IN, KY, NJ, NY	Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines Training Now Offered Monthly… Save This Date!!!
B	NJ	Part B NJ Providers: Don’t Miss Out on Upcoming Medicare Training… Save These Dates!!!
B	NY	Part B New York Providers: Don’t Miss Out on Upcoming Medicare Training… Save These Dates!!!

This key is provided as a convenience to alert providers/suppliers to articles with topics that may pertain to their particular field. This key is not a guarantee that information in other articles will not also apply. It is each provider’s/supplier’s responsibility to become familiar with the contents of each newsletter.

Part A Key: A-All Providers, C-Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC), E-Renal Dialysis (ESRD) Providers, F-Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), H-Hospitals, M-Home Health Providers,
O-Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORF) and Outpatient Physical Therapy Providers, P-Hospice Providers, R-Rural Health Center (RHC), S-Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), NA-Not Applicable

Part B Key: A-All Providers, B-Ambulance, C-Cardiovascular, D-DMEPOS, E-Drugs & Biologicals, F-ASC, G-Anesthesia, H-Physical & Occupational Therapy, I-Beneficiaries, J-Insurers, K-Home Health Care, L-Laboratory, M-Medicine, N-Non-Physician Practitioner, O-Nuclear Medicine, P-Physicians, Q-Mental Health R-Radiology, S-Surgery, T-Nephrology, U-Urology, V-Chiropractor, W-Ophthalmology & Optometry, X-Podiatry, Y-Radiation Z-Oncology, NA-Not Applicable

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