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Posting Date: 10/10/2024
Jurisdiction 6 Part B Top Claim Errors are Updated

Jurisdiction 6 Part B Top Claim Errors are Updated Using data analysis we update the Top Claim Errors on a quarterly basis and provide: the error reason code; a description of the error; the error typ...

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Posting Date: 10/10/2024
Jurisdiction K Part B Top Claim Errors are Updated

Jurisdiction K Part B Top Claim Errors are Updated Using data analysis we update the Top Claim Errors on a quarterly basis and provide: the error reason code; a description of the error; the error typ...

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Posting Date: 10/10/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 10, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 10, 2024 News Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with the Public Health Emergency in Florida CMS Roundup (October 4, 2024) Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Reportin...

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Posting Date: 10/10/2024
Take Advantage of Tobacco Counseling When Performing Medicare Wellness Visits 

Take Advantage of Tobacco Counseling When Performing Medicare Wellness Visits Medicare providers can optimize revenue and improve patient outcomes with Medicare's Annual Wellness Visits. These visits ...

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Posting Date: 10/07/2024
Availability of the Essential Medicines Shortage List for the Recently Finalized Separate IPPS Payment for Establishing and Maintaining Access

Availability of the Essential Medicines Shortage List for the Recently Finalized Separate IPPS Payment for Establishing and Maintaining Access On Thursday, 8/1/2024, CMS issued the FY 2025 Medicare H...

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Posting Date: 10/04/2024
Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Model Claims Adjusted in Error

Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health Model Claims Adjusted in Error CMS informed NGS of an issue that occurred on 7/26/2024 impacting some claims from 2021 – 20...

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Posting Date: 10/04/2024
[RESOLVED] The Provider Contact Center Is Experiencing Phone Outages for All Lines of Business

[RESOLVED] The Provider Contact Center Is Experiencing Phone Outages for All Lines of Business Our Provider Contact Center Customer Services Representative phone lines were down for all lines of busin...

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Posting Date: 10/03/2024
Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting

Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting National Government Services is hosting a Proposed Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting on 10/24/2024. Details are available by accessing the Local Cove...

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Posting Date: 10/03/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 3, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 3, 2024 News HHS Releases Final Guidance for Second Cycle of Historic Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with the Public He...

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Posting Date: 10/03/2024
Claim Denials During Hospice Elections Liability Reminder

Claim Denials During Hospice Elections Liability Reminder When a Medicare beneficiary elects hospice benefits, the hospice is required to provide all items and services needed for the hospice treatmen...

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Posting Date: 10/01/2024
October Code Set Update for PC Print: October 2024

October Code Set Update for PC Print: October 2024 The PC Print July code set update will be available on our website 10/9/2024. The update contains the following enhancements: CR13633 Remittance Advi...

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Posting Date: 10/01/2024
October Code Set Update for PC Print: October 2024

October Code Set Update for PC Print: October 2024 The PC Print July code set update will be available on our website 10/9/2024. The update contains the following enhancements: CR13633 Remittance Advi...

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Posting Date: 09/30/2024
Provider Enrollment: Reduce Development Requests for Additional Action

Provider Enrollment: Reduce Development Requests for Additional Action In an effort to reduce the request of additional information and/or documentation on provider enrollment applications, verify all...

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Posting Date: 09/30/2024
Tobacco Counseling via Telehealth

Tobacco Counseling via Telehealth Health equity in telehealth is the opportunity for everyone to receive the health care they need and deserve, regardless of social or economic status. Telehealth help...

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Posting Date: 09/27/2024
LCD and Article Updates for September/October 2024

LCD and Article Updates for September/October 2024 A58152 Billing and Coding: Computed Tomography Cerebral Perfusion Analysis (CTP) The following ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes were added to Group 1- ICD-1...

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Posting Date: 09/27/2024
Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A version (09/24) Medicare Enrollment Application

Institutional Providers: Revised CMS-855A version (09/24) Medicare Enrollment Application Available now is the revised CMS-855A (09/24) paper application that includes a section for SNF to comply wit...

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Posting Date: 09/26/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 26, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 26, 2024 News CMS Roundup (September 20, 2024) Cardiovascular Disease: Talk with Your Patients about Screening Claims, Pricers, & Codes Cardiology CPT Code 75580: I...

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Posting Date: 09/26/2024
Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line

Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line Attention: Provider Enrollment and Credentialing Departments Revalidate before your due date to avoid a “Stay of ...

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Posting Date: 09/26/2024
Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line

Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line Attention: Provider Enrollment and Credentialing Departments Revalidate before your due date to avoid a “Stay of ...

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Posting Date: 09/19/2024
Laboratory and Diagnostic Services: Documentation Responsibilities

Laboratory and Diagnostic Services: Documentation Responsibilities When National Government Services is conducting a pre-pay or post-pay review of claims and services, we may request additional docume...

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Posting Date: 09/19/2024
Billing Errors on 2024/2025 Influenza Season Claims

Billing Errors on 2024/2025 Influenza Season Claims The influenza season runs from August 1st of each year until July 31st the following year. Every influenza vaccine is assigned a new NDC each season...

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Posting Date: 09/19/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 19, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 19, 2024 News Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with the Public Health Emergency in Louisiana Skilled Nursing Facilities: Report Your Expanded Ownership, Manageme...

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Posting Date: 09/17/2024
National Government Services Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting

National Government Services Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting There will be a multi-jurisdictional CAC meeting held on Thursday 10/17/2024 at 3:00-5:00 p.m. ET, 2:00-4:00 p.m. CT. Meeting details...

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Posting Date: 09/16/2024
Third Quarter Top Ten EDI Part B Edits

Third Quarter Top Ten EDI Part B Edits Using data analysis we’ve updated the Top Ten EDI Edits for the third quarter. Visit Quarterly Top Ten EDI Part B Edits to view the edits and their description, ...

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Posting Date: 09/16/2024
Third Quarter Top Ten EDI Institutional Edits

Third Quarter Top Ten EDI Institutional Edits Using data analysis, we’ve updated the Top Ten EDI Edits for the third quarter. Visit Quarterly Top Ten EDI Institutional Edits to view the edits and thei...

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Posting Date: 09/13/2024
Credit Balance Reporting Reminder: Submissions for Quarter Ending 9/30/2024 Start Soon!

Credit Balance Reporting Reminder: Submissions for Quarter Ending 9/30/2024 Start Soon! CBR submissions can be submitted starting on 10/1/2024 and are due within 30 days to be considered timely. Remem...

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Posting Date: 09/12/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 12, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 12, 2024 News COVID-19: Updated Vaccines for 2024–2025 Season Rural Emergency Hospital Provisions, Conversion Process, & Conditions of Participation: Revised Guidan...

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Posting Date: 09/12/2024
National Government Services Medicare Part B Care Management Services September Series

National Government Services Medicare Part B Care Management Services September Series According to the CDC, six in ten adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease and four in ten adults have two or mor...

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Posting Date: 09/10/2024
Expected Timeframes for Therapy Services

Expected Timeframes for Therapy Services CMS and CPT guidelines for provider time spent and documented on therapy services may vary, depending on the definition of the service and the context in which...

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Posting Date: 09/09/2024
Common Working File (CWF) Host Dark Days for October 2024 Release

Common Working File Host Dark Days for October 2024 Release For the upcoming October 2024 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, 10/3/2024, and Dark Days starting Fri...

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Posting Date: 09/09/2024
Psychotherapy Services and Targeted Probe and Educate

Psychotherapy Services and Targeted Probe and Educate We’ve added a new section to our website for Psychotherapy Services. Visit this page for informative instruction about completing a psychotherapy ...

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Posting Date: 09/06/2024
LCD and Article Updates for August/September 2024

LCD and Article Updates for August/September 2024 Local Coverage Determinations Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management L35936 Effective 8/1/2024 - Updated "Coverage Indications, Limitations and...

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Posting Date: 09/05/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 5, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 5, 2024 News Osteogenesis Stimulators: Prior Authorization Requirements Suspended Hospice Benefit: Expanding Prepayment Review in 4 States Skilled Nursing Facility ...

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Posting Date: 08/29/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 29, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 29, 2024 News CMS Roundup (August 23, 2024) Physicians, Teaching Hospitals, & Non-Physician Practitioners: Review Your Open Payment Data by December 31 Claims, Pricers...

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Posting Date: 08/22/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 22, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 22, 2024 News Commemorating the 2nd Anniversary of the Lower Cost Prescription Drug Law MolDx Local Coverage Determination Statement Hospital Price Transparency: Get R...

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Posting Date: 08/20/2024
Electronically Submitted Claims that Exceed $99,999.99 Reminder

Electronically Submitted Claims that Exceed $99,999.99 Reminder Electronically submitted claims containing a dollar amount in excess of 99,999.99 will be rejected as a front-end EDI edit. The Standard...

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Posting Date: 08/15/2024
Additional Development Requests for Part A Claims for CPT J9299

Additional Development Requests for Part A Claims for CPT J9299 A system error on 7/25/2024 caused ADR letters to be issued in error on Part A claims for CPT J9299 with DOS on or after 3/1/2024. The i...

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Posting Date: 08/15/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 15, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 15, 2024 News Negotiating for Lower Drug Prices Works, Saves Billions Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with the Public Health Emergency in Florida, Georgia, and Sou...

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Posting Date: 08/08/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 8, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 8, 2024 Final Payment Rule Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System & Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System FY 2025 Final Rule News Transitional Cove...

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Posting Date: 08/08/2024
Supplemental Security Income Ratio Realignment for Cost Reporting Periods Starting Before 10/1/2013

Supplemental Security Income Ratio Realignment for Cost Reporting Periods Starting Before 10/1/2013 On 6/9/2023, in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Azar v. Allina Health Services, 139 S. Ct....

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Posting Date: 08/07/2024
Unnecessary Adjustments for Part B Claims

Unnecessary Adjustments for Part B Claims A recent transition process at the Medicare Part B system maintainer has resulted in unnecessary and inappropriate Part B claim adjustments, impacting all MAC...

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Posting Date: 08/05/2024
Telehealth Place of Service 02 and 10 Clarification

Telehealth Place of Service 02 and 10 Clarification National Government Services has been receiving inquiries from providers in regard to POS 02 and POS 10 for telehealth service reporting. We’ve crea...

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Posting Date: 08/02/2024
Introducing the All-New Medicare University!

  Introducing the All-New Medicare University! We encourage you to visit the new Medicare University and explore these exciting enhancements. Simply follow the directions below to check it out. Loggin...

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Posting Date: 08/01/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 1, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: August 1, 2024 Final Payment Rules Skilled Nursing Facility FY 2025 Final Rule Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility FY 2025 Final Rule Inpatient Psychiatric Facility FY 2025 Fin...

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Posting Date: 07/31/2024
CLIA Number Processing Issue

CLIA Number Processing Issue National Government Services has been made aware of an issue with CLIA lab claims processing. CLIA numbers were not loaded through CWF, resulting in claim denials as CLIA ...

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Posting Date: 07/29/2024
LCD and Article Updates for August 2024

LCD and Article Updates for August 2024 Articles L33394/A52423 – Drugs and Biologicals Provided off-label coverage of Infliximab for microscopic colitis and retirement of Bortezomib article, effective...

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Posting Date: 07/25/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 25, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 25, 2024 News CMS Announces Resources & Flexibilities to Assist with Public Health Emergency in Texas CMS Oral Health Cross-Cutting Initiative Fact Sheet Doctors & Clini...

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Posting Date: 07/25/2024
National Government Services Will Send Email Updates from a New Email Address Beginning 8/7/2024

National Government Services Will Send Email Updates from a New Email Address Beginning 8/7/2024 Starting 8/7/2024, National Government Services will send email updates to you from a new email address...

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Posting Date: 07/24/2024
Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking and Helping Your Patients Kick the Habit

Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking and Helping Your Patients Kick the Habit Smoking leads to multiple diseases and potentially death, but it is preventable! Anyone at any age can benefit from quittin...

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Posting Date: 07/23/2024
Frequently Asked Questions Have Been Reviewed and Updated

Frequently Asked Questions Have Been Reviewed and Updated We’ve reviewed and updated our educational FAQs. Visit our Help and FAQs page located within the Education section of our website. Please take...

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Posting Date: 07/22/2024
Frequently Asked Questions Have Been Reviewed and Updated

Frequently Asked Questions Have Been Reviewed and Updated We’ve reviewed and updated our educational FAQs. Visit our Help and FAQs page located within the Education section of our website. Topics avai...

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Posting Date: 07/18/2024
A/B DME MAC Collaborative Webinar: Positive Airway Pressure Devices

A/B DME MAC Collaborative Webinar: Positive Airway Pressure Devices Physicians/Practitioners! Are you Ordering PAP Devices for Your Patients? This is your opportunity to hear directly from the Medicar...

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Posting Date: 07/18/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 18, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 18, 2024 News Final Part Two Guidance to Help People with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Manage Prescription Drug Costs Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection Sy...

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Posting Date: 07/18/2024
“Payer Only” Codes Submitted on Part A Medicare Claims

“Payer Only” Codes Submitted on Part A Medicare Claims This article is to inform Part A providers of an editing change impacting claims submitted with “payer only” codes. As of 7/3/2024, new edits cau...

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Posting Date: 07/17/2024
Top Claim Errors Reviewed and Updated

Top Claim Errors Reviewed and Updated Using data analysis, we review and update the Top Claim Errors on a quarterly basis and provide: the error reason code; a description of the error; the error type...

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Posting Date: 07/16/2024
Hospice Quality Reporting Letters

Hospice Quality Reporting Letters CMS notified MACs of hospice providers that either chose not to participate in the Hospice QRP or failed to meet the Hospice QRP reporting requirements for the data c...

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Posting Date: 07/11/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 11, 2024

MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 11, 2024 Proposed Rules Physician Fee Schedule CY 2025 Proposed Rule Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System & Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System CY 2025 P...

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Posting Date: 07/11/2024
Part B Top Claim Errors Updated

Part B Top Claim Errors Updated Using data analysis, we update the Top Claim Errors on a quarterly basis and provide: the error reason code; a description of the error; the error type; details that in...

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Posting Date: 07/03/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: July 3, 2024

MLN Connects Newsletter: July 3, 2024 News ESRD Prospective Payment System CY 2025 Proposed Rule — Submit Comments by August 26 CMS Roundup (June 28, 2024) Improve Your Search Results for CMS Content ...

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Posting Date: 07/01/2024
2024 CMS Health Equity Services

2024 CMS Health Equity Services The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule expanded Medicare coverage by adding four services to the Medicare program for coverage. These services are to help further a...

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