MLN Connects® Newsletter for Thursday, December 23, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings

News

• COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Long-Term Care Settings
• DMEPOS Final Rule
• NPPES: Public Reporting of Digital Contact Information
• VBID Model: Hospice Benefit Component
• Federally Qualified Health Center CY 2022 PPS
• RHC: AIR Payment Limit for CY 2022

Compliance

• Surgical Dressings: Medicare Requirements

Claims, Pricers, & Codes

• January 2022 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 23.0

MLN Matters® Articles

• Addition of the QW Modifier to Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Code 86328
• January 2022 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
• Claims Processing Instructions for the New Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine Code 90671 and Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine Code 90677 — Revised
• Intravenous Immune Globulin Demonstration — Revised
• Posted 12/23/2021