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Matters. . .Information for Medicare Providers
(Issued by the Centers for Medicare &
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MLN Matters Number: MM6091
Related Change Request (CR) #: 6091
Related CR Release Date: June 13, 2008
Effective Date: July 28, 2008
Related CR Transmittal #: R532OTN
Implementation Date: July 28, 2008
Notification of New
Quarterly Updates to the Ambulance Fee Schedule Public Use
File (PUF)
Provider Types Affected
Ambulance providers and suppliers submitting claims
to Medicare contractors (carriers, fiscal intermediaries (FI),
and/or Part A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MAC))
for ambulance services provided to Medicare beneficiaries
What You Need to Know
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 6091, which informs
Medicare providers that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) wants providers to know that since Medicare
Claims Processing Contracting reform is on-going, some
of the contractor/carrier numbers included in the 2008 annual
Ambulance Fee Schedule Public Use File (PUF) posted to the
CMS Web site may be outdated. To ensure that the contractor/carrier
numbers contained in the file are as accurate as possible,
a quarterly update to the PUF file, containing new contractor/carrier
numbers, will be posted to the CMS Web site until all contracting
reform is completed. The updated information will be highlighted
with italicized red text and may be reviewed at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AmbulanceFeeSchedule/02_afspuf.asp#TopOfPage
on the CMS Web site.
Additional Information
You may see the official instruction (CR6091) issued to your
Medicare contractor at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/downloads/R352OTN.pdf
on the CMS Web site.
If you have questions, please contact your Medicare contractor
at their toll-free number which may be found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/CallCenterTollNumDirectory.zip
on the CMS Web site
Disclaimer This article was prepared
as a service to the public and is not intended to grant rights
or impose obligations. This article may contain references
or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials.
The information provided is only intended to be a general
summary. It is not intended to take the place of either the
written law or regulations. We encourage readers to review
the specific statutes, regulations and other interpretive
materials for a full and accurate statement of their contents.
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