Transmittals and MLN Matters articles: CMS updates outpatient code editor, instructs on place-of-service coding
Medicare Weekly Update, March 15, 2011
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CMS posts special article on place-of-service coding
CMS has released a special edition MLN Matters article on place-of-service coding in response to an OIG audit that found many instances of physicians incorrectly coding the place-of-service code. Use of non-facility place-of-service codes in a provider-based setting will result in overpayments.
View the special MLN Matters article.
CMS posts special article on 5010 implementation
CMS has released a special edition MLN Matters article on HIPAA 5010 implementation.
View the special MLN Matters article.
CMS issues quarterly I/OCE update
On March 11, CMS issued a recurring-update notification transmittal to revise the integrated outpatient code editor (I/OCE) for April 2011. Detailed changes are included in an appendix to the transmittal.
Effective date: April 1, 2011
Implementation date: April 4, 2011
MLN Matters article
CMS released an MLN Matters article related to a transmittal previously outlined in Medicare Weekly Update.
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