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Posting Date: 01/27/2021
MACs will host a Multi-Jurisdictional CAC Meeting Regarding Epidural Interventions for Chronic Pain Management
Medicare Administrative Contractors will Host a Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting Regarding Epidural Interventions for Chronic Pain Management Due to the public health crisis, this meeting will be held via [...]
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Posting Date: 02/04/2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 4, 2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 4, 2021 Improving Accuracy of Medicare Payments View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Improving Accuracy of Medicare Payments Cardiovascular Health: Medicare Covers Screening & Therapy [...]
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Posting Date: 02/18/2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 18, 2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 18, 2021 COVID-19: EUA for Antibody Treatment View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News CMS Takes Further Steps to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Have Wide Access to COVID-19 Antibody Treatment [...]
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Posting Date: 02/25/2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 25, 2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, February 25, 2021 Medicare Secondary Payer: Billing for Services View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News CMS Offers Comprehensive Support to the State of Texas to Combat Winter Storm Compliance [...]
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Posting Date: 03/04/2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 4, 2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 4, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: EUA for Janssen Biotech View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News COVID-19 Vaccine Codes: EUA Effective Date for Janssen Biotech Inc. COVID-19 Vaccine [...]
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Posting Date: 03/11/2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 11, 2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 11, 2021 Hospitals: Are You Using Your PEPPER Data? View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News PEPPERs for Short-term Acute Care Hospitals Colorectal Cancer: Medicare Covers Screening [...]
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Posting Date: 03/25/2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 25, 2021
MLN Connects® for Thursday, March 25, 2021 Home Health Payment Corrections View this edition as a: Webpage | PDF News Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Deadlines for January 1, 2022, Start Date Repetitive, Scheduled [...]
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Posting Date: 08/25/2020
LCD and Article Updates for September 2020
LCD and Article Updates for September 2020 The medical policies and related articles can be found in our Medical Policy Center. Article update for August Billing and Coding: Bevacizumab and biosimilars (A52370) ICD-10-CM codes C22.0, C22.8 [...]
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Posting Date: 06/23/2020
LCD and Article Updates for June and July 2020
LCD and Article Revisions for June and July The medical policies and related articles can be found in our Medical Policy Center. New LCDs and Articles effective 7/1/2020 Multimarker Serum Tests Related to Ovarian Cancer Testing [...]
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Posting Date: 07/23/2020
LCD and Article Updates for August 2020
LCD and Article Revisions for August 2020 The medical policies and related articles can be found in our Medical Policy Center. Billing and Coding: Bevacizumab and biosimilars (A52370) Based on compendia review, ICD-10-CM codes C22.0, C22.8 [...]
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Posting Date: 08/26/2020
How to Find a Local Coverage Determination
How to Find a Local Coverage Determination As the MAC for J6 and JK, NGS is responsible for posting and maintaining LCDs and articles for many Medicare billed services. These LCDs and articles can be found at the Medical Policy Center. Please [...]
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New Version of PC-ACE: January 2021
New Version of PC-ACE: January 2021 PC-ACE Version 4.9 contains several CMS mandates and product enhancements including but not limited to the items listed below. 11939 - Quarterly Update to the MPFSDB - October 2020 Update 11988 - [...]
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Posting Date: 03/12/2020
NGS Update on Fees for Code G2066
NGS Update on fees for code G2066 HCPCS code G2066 (Interrogation device evaluation[s], [remote] up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor [...]
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Posting Date: 09/29/2020
LCD and Article Updates for October 2020
LCD and Article Updates for October 2020 LCD Revisions: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (L33398) The notice period was extended to end on 9/30/2020 and the Revision Effective date has been changed from 8/1/2020 to 10/1/2020. Billing and [...]
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Posting Date: 12/23/2020
LCD and Article Updates for December 2020 and January 2021*
LCD and Article Updates for December 2020 and January 2021* Revised Billing and Coding Articles December 2020 and January 2021 Billing and Coding: Bevacizumab and biosimilars (A52370) Based on compendia review, ICD-10 code C22.3 has been [...]
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Posting Date: 12/14/2020
Home Health Agency Change in Reimbursement – Medicare Patient’s Therapy Needs Have Not Changed
Home Health Agency Change in Reimbursement – Medicare Patient’s Therapy Needs Have Not Changed Ordering physicians should be aware that HHAs may be adjusting, or planning to revise, their therapy services in response to fears about decreased [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2020
From the Desk of the MAC Medical Directors: Caring for Medicare Patients is a Partnership
From the Desk of the MAC Medical Directors: Caring for Medicare Patients is a Partnership As a patient’s treating physician or nonphysician practitioner, you may order, refer and/or give health care services for your patient in partnership [...]
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Posting Date: 01/07/2020
Reminder: 2020 Payment Amounts for Immunization Administration Services Massachusetts Localities
Reminder: 2020 Payment Amounts for Immunization Administration Services Massachusetts Localities The 2020 PFS Final Rule requires National Government Services, as well as all MACs, to maintain for CY 2020, the CY 2019 national payment amounts [...]
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Posting Date: 02/20/2020
April 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts
April 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming April 2020 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing dark days starting Friday, 4/3/2020 through Sunday, 4/5/2020 to accommodate the anticipated duration [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2020
Evaluation and Management: Anticipated Changes for Office and Outpatient Services in 2021
Evaluation and Management: Anticipated Changes for Office and Outpatient Services in 2021 Pending confirmation in the upcoming CMS 2021 Final Rule, NGS is reminding Part B providers of expected changes to E/M guidelines for office and [...]
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