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Mobility Devices
Documentation Requirements For K0823 Power Wheelchair Claims
Recently NAS began monitoring HCPCS code K0823 (Power wheelchair, group 2 standard, captain's chair) due to a high volume of claim errors found by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) contractor. NAS has found the documentation received for these developed K0823 claims is insufficient to support medical necessity as noted in Power Mobility Devices Local Coverage Determination (LCD).
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Oxygen
Payment for Maintenance and Servicing of Certain Oxygen Equipment as a Result of MIPPA - Rescinded MLN Matters 6404
This article was rescinded on May 27, 2009, and replaced by article number MM6509, which is at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6509.pdf on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. The article was rescinded because CR 6404 was rescinded and replaced by CR 6509.
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General Announcements
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Get Ready For Competitive Bidding!
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), enacted on July 15, 2008, made limited changes to the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program, including a requirement that competition to re-bid Round 1 occur in 2009. On January 16, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule with comment period that incorporates into regulations only those provisions of MIPPA related to the DMEPOS competitive bidding program that are self-implementing and necessary to conduct the Round 1 rebid competition in 2009. That rule became effective on April 18, 2009.
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Discontinuance of UPIN Registry - Revised MLN Matters 5584
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 5584, which announces that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will discontinue assigning Unique Physician Identification Numbers (UPINs) on June 29, 2007.
Read the complete update: https://www.noridianmedicare.com/lsredir.php?pdf=/provider/updates/docs/MM5584.pdf
Influenza Pandemic Emergency - The Medicare Program Prepares - Revised SE0836
This article is informational only and is alerting providers that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun preparing emergency policies and procedures that may be implemented in the event of a pandemic or national emergency.
Read the complete update: https://www.noridianmedicare.com/lsredir.php?pdf=/provider/updates/docs/SE0836.pdf
ABN Ask the Contractor Teleconference - June 25, 2009
On Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 3:00 pm CT, NAS will conduct an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Ask the Contractor Teleconference (ACT).
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Attention Oxygen Suppliers
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Are you Billing Oxygen Contents Correctly?
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Supplier Contact Center Closures
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June 19, 2009, from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT for CMS-approved training (Supplier Contact Center)
Electronic Billing Questions?
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