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Date

Provider Audience

Topic

999-01

6/22/01

ALL

CROSSOVER PARTNERS

997-01

06/20/01

ALL

MEDICARE MSN MESSAGES

994-01

6/15/01

ALL

CROSSOVER PARTNERS-COMPLETE LIST

989-01

6/01/01

ALL

COORDINATION OF BENEFITS FACT SHEET

987-01

5/30/01

ALL

BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING

983-01

5/25/01

ALL

BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING- URINARY INCONTINENCE

976-01

5/8/01

ALL

HHA PPS EDITS- REVISED

974-01

5/10/01

ALL

RTP RETENTION

972-01

5/7/01

ALL

PC PRINT SOFTWARE

970-01

5/4/01

ALL

NEW CROSSOVER PARTNERS

968-01

5/4/01

ALL

PROCEDURES SUBJECT TO HHA PPS

966-01

4/30/01

ALL

CLAIMS SUBMITTED WITH WRITTEN STATEMENT OF INTENT

965-01

4/30/01

ALL

REMITTANCE ADVICE- PAID DATES

961-01

4/24/01

ALL

SERVICES OF THERAPY STUDENTS

954-01

4/6/01

ALL

STATUS CODES ON HARDCOPY REMITTANCE

951-01

4/4/01

ALL

HARDCOPY REMITTANCE ADVICE CHANGES

937-01

3/9/01

ALL

NEW CROSSOVER PARTNER- BCBS OF DELAWARE

932-01

3/5/01

ALL

PROGRESSIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION- UPDATE

931-01

3/5/01

ALL

INVOICES FOR MEDICAL RECORDS

923-01

2/23/01

ALL

COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENIN G

920-01

2/20/01

ALL

PAP TESTS FOR WOMEN 65 AND OLDER

914-01

2/14/01

ALL

ELIMINATION OF FREE EMC SOFTWARE

911-01

2/7/01

ALL

NEW CROSSOVER PARTNER- PREMIER BLUE

909-01

1/31/01

ALL

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS- ELIMINATION OF TIME LIMIT

907-01

1/23/01

ALL

APPEALS

902-01

1/16/01

ALL

REASON CODE W7015- REACTIVATED

901-01

1/11/01

ALL

CWF ACCESS VIA VENDORS

900-01

1/8/01

ALL

APPEALS GUIDELINES

896-01

1/3/01

ALL

REMITTANCE ADVICE CHANGES

893-00

12/29/00

ALL

DELAY IN SUNSET OF VERSION 5.0 FOR EMC

891-00

12/28/00

ALL

REVISED COB CONTRACTOR FACT SHEET

889-00

12/28/00

ALL

REVISED PATIENT STATUS CODES

885-00

12/18/00

ALL

DIRECT DATA ENTRY SCREENS

877-00

12/11/00

ALL

2001 DEDUCTIBLE AND COINSURANCE

875-00

12/6/00

ALL

STOLEN MEDICARE CARD

872-00

12/4/00

ALL

IMPACT OF HHA PPS ON OTHER CLAIMS

869-00

11/28/00

ALL

COORDINATION OF BENEFITS CONTRACTOR

867-00

11/22/00

ALL

CWF ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

866-00

11/22/00

ALL

ELECTRONIC BILLING- VERSION 6.0

865-00

11/20/00

ALL

ELECTRONIC BILLING ISSUES

863-00

11/14/00

ALL

ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE ADVICE ISSUES

855-00

10/31/00

ALL

2001 HCPCS UPDATE

854-00

10/27/00

ALL

TOLL FREE PROVIDER LINE

850-00

10/25/00

ALL

HIPAA

848-00

10/20/00

ALL

REASON CODE W7015

844-00

10/19/00

ALL

YEAR 2001 MAMMOGRAPHY SCREEN LIMIT

838-00

9/29/00

ALL

COMMON WORKING FILE, RESTRICTION OF DATA

837-00

9/25/00

ALL

PROGRESSIVE CORRECTIVE ACTION

836-00

9/25/00

ALL

CLINICAL TRIALS

820-00

8/10/00

ALL

ADVANCE BENEFICIARY NOTICES (ABN)

813-00

7/19/00

ALL

RGBA SYSTEM DARK DAY

811-00

7/17/00

ALL

RESCINTION OF REPORTING NONCOVERED CHARGES

806-00

6/23/00

ALL

SCHEDULE DATES

805-00

6/28/00

ALL

PROGRAM INTEGRITY MANUAL

801-00

6/27/00

ALL

ICD-9 CODE UPDATE

800-00

6/21/00

ALL

CLAIMS SUBMITTED WITH STATEMENTS OF INTENT

795-00

5/31/00

ALL

SYSTEM DARK DAYS DUE TO CELIP

794-00

5/31/00

ALL

ELECTRONIC BILLING FORMAT

790-00

5/22/00

ALL

WRITTEN STATEMENTS OF INTENT

785-00

5/30/00

ALL

REVISED SCHEDULES

783-00

4/28/00

ALL

COVERAGE OF PPV

782-00

4/20/00

ALL

ANSI CODES ON REMITTANCE

778-00

4/4/00

ALL

CELIP AND ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE

777-00

3/31/00

ALL

ACCESS TO ELGIBILITY DATA VIA VENDORS

773-00

4/3/00

ALL

RGBA TO BE NEW JERSEY INTERMEDIARY

772-00

3/27/00

ALL

IMPLEMENTATION DATES

768-00

3/20/00

ALL

NEW PROMPT PAYMENT WEB ADDRESS

767-00

3/10/00

ALL

NEW CROSSOVER PARTNERS

751-00

2/1/00

ALL

REASONS FOR RETURNED CLAIMS

742-99

12/16/99

ALL

REPORTING NONCOVERED CHARGES, NEW EFFECTIVE DATE

741-99

12/14/99

ALL

EXTENDED TIME LIMIT FOR FILING CLAIMS

737-99

12/7/99

ALL

CY2000 HCPCS UPDATE

735-99

11/29/99

ALL

DELETION OF PPV CODE 90669

734-99

11/16/99

ALL

REPORTING NONCOVERED CHARGES

730-99

11/9/99

ALL

PART A DEDUCTIBLE/COINSURANCE FOR 2000

728-99

11/4/99

ALL

STANDARD ELECTRONIC FORMATS- CORRECTED ADDRESS

725-99

10/19/99

ALL

STANDARD ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION-ADDRESS

724-99

10/13/99

ALL

MEDI BULLETIN CHECKLIST

723-99

10/22/99

ALL

CROSSOVER PARTNERS

722-99

10/6/99

ALL

YEAR 2000 MAMMOGRAPHY PAYMENT LIMIT FEE

719-99

9/24/99

ALL

STANDARD EMC FORMATS

718-99

9/21/99

ALL

FREE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

707-99

8/10/99

ALL

PART B HEARING, PART A ALJ REQUESTS

707-99

8/10/99

ALL

PART B HEARING, PART A ALJ REQUESTS

706-99

7/28/99

ALL

VOLUNTARY REFUNDS / CREDIT BALANCES

705-99

7/28/99

ALL

Y2K- BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT

697-99

6/24/99

ALL

MEDICARE TRAINING RESOURCES

696-99

6/23/99

ALL

VOLUNTARY REFUNDS

694-99

6/9/99

ALL

MEDICARE TRAINING RESOURCES

693-99

6/8/99

ALL

LOCAL MEDICAL REVIEW POLICIES

692-99

6/8/99

ALL

INFLUENZA AND PPV

688-99

5/17/99

ALL

PROSTATE SERVICES & BIOIMPEDANCE

676-99

4/12/99

ALL

TYPES OF MEDICAL REVIEW

671-99

4/6/99

ALL

BENE REQUEST FOR STATEMENT, NEW MSN MESSAGE

662-99

2/26/99

ALL

BENEFICIARY REQUESTS FOR ITEMIZED STATEMENTS

658-99

2/17/99

ALL

BENEFICIARY INTERVIEWS

657-99

2/15/99

ALL

MSP DEVELOPMENT FORM

656-99

2/12/99

ALL

INCONSISTENT CLAIM RECORDS

655-99

2/12/99

ALL

REASON CODE 30715

648-99

1/26/99

ALL

HCFA 855 ENROLLMENT FORMS

646-99

1/19/99

ALL

Y2K COMPLIANT CLAIMS

645-99

1/13/99

ALL

MEDICARE + CHOICE SCAMS

644-99

1/13/99

ALL

PROMPT PAYMENT INTEREST RATE

642-99

1/8/99

ALL

DENIALS DUE TO PROGRAM INTEGRITY REVIEWS

640-99

1/7/99

ALL

COLORADO MEDICAID, CROSSOVER PARTNER

638-99

1/7/98

ALL

AFLAC - NEW CROSSOVER PARTNER

637-98

12/22/98

ALL

POSSIBLE DELAYS IN PAYMENT

636-98

12/21/98

ALL

FRAUD AND ABUSE TELECONFERENCES

632-98

12/11/98

ALL

NETWORK SERVICES & SECURITY

630-98

12/8/98

ALL

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

628-98

12/4/98

ALL

MEDICARE MANUALS

623-98

12/1/98

ALL

MAXIMUM LINES PER CLAIM

621-98

11/25/98

ALL

ICD-9 1999

618-98

11/23/98

ALL

HCPCS 1999 UPDATES

612-98

11/5/98

ALL

AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, NEW PARTNER

610-98

10/29/98

ALL

DISCHARGES TO SWING BED & POST ACUTE

606-98

10/26/98

ALL

1999 MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING LIMIT

604-98

10/23/98

ALL

BCBS ALABAMA-CROSSOVERS

603-98

10/23/98

ALL

1999 PART A DEDUCTIBLE AND COINSURANCE

598-98

10/1/98

ALL

ANSI 835 WEB SITE

594-98

9/22/98

ALL

PAPER VS ELECTRONIC REMITTANCES- DIFFERENCES

593-98

9/21/98

ALL

AUTOMATED RESPONSE UNIT

592-98

9/21/98

ALL

OCCURRENCE CODE 18

591-98

9/18/98

ALL

ANSI 835 AND YEAR 2000

590-98

9/11/98

ALL

ANSI 837 AND YEAR 2000

588-98

9/8/98

ALL

YEAR 2000

586-98

9/1/98

ALL

FLU SEASON

567-98

7/8/98

ALL

INFLUENZA AND PPV INFO

559-98

6/23/98

ALL

AUTOMATED RESPONSE UNITS

557-98

6/12/98

ALL

EMC MILLENNIUM ISSUES

556-98

6/10/98

ALL

YEAR 2000 WEB PAGE

554-98

6/1/98

ALL

SANCTION INFO ON INTERNET

553-98

5/27/98

ALL

ADJUSTMENTS AND CREDIT BALANCE REPORTING

548-98

5/12/98

ALL

TRAINING AVAILABLE ON INTERNET

546-98

5/4/98

ALL

ELECTRONIC BILLING AND MILLENNIUM ISSUES

544-98

4/24/98

ALL

TRAINING VIA INTERNET

542-98

4/22/98

ALL

TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR VENIPUNCTURE

541-98

4/22/98

ALL

NON-MEDICAL AI

539-98

4/17/98

ALL

NMC VS SHALALA

537-98

4/14/98

ALL

YEAR 2000 AND ANSI 837

530-98

3/31/98

ALL

DATA SECURITY

529-98

3/25/98

ALL

MSP DEVELOPMENT FORM

528-98

3/23/98

ALL

HIPAA SIMPLIFICATION STANDARDS

527-98

3/17/98

ALL

HIPAA SIMPLIFICATION STANDARDS

523-98

3/2/98

ALL

LARGE VOLUMES ADJUSTMENTS

521-98

2/25/98

ALL

PREPAYMENT REVIEW PROJECT

520-98

2/25/98

ALL

1998 RIVERBEND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

517-98

2/23/98

ALL

NEW CROSSOVER PARTNER

515-98

2/16/98

ALL

ADJUSTMENTS- DCN NUMBERS

511-98

2/2/98

ALL

NEW CROSSOVER PARTNERS

507-98

2/2/98

ALL

PAYERID

503-98

1/22/98

ALL

RIVERBEND MANAGEMENT

502-98

1/20/98

ALL

ROUTINE EXAMS

850-00

ALL

HIPAA

903-01

1/18/01

ALL (PRIMARILY NEW JERSEY)

COMMON WORKING FILE CONNECTION

613-98

11/9/98

ALL EXCEPT FREEST RHC & CSS

FLU, PPV AND HEPATITIS B

595-98

9/22/98

ALL EXCEPT RHC

ROSTER BILLS

755-00

2/9/00

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

RELIGIOUS NONMEDICAL HEALTH CARE INFO

653-99

2/10/99

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

LIFETIME RESERVE DAYS

834-00

9/21/00

CMHC

OPT # 14, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

732-99

11/9/99

CMHC

BILLING FOR PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

609-98

10/27/98

CMHC

PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

587-98

9/1/98

CMHC

PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

569-98

7/13/98

CMHC

PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

886-00

12/21/00

CMHCs

TRANSMITTAL # 15- PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

884-00

12/15/00

CMHCs

BILLING FOR PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

879-00

12/12/00

CORF

PPS UPDATE

761-00

2/28/00

CORF

PAYMENT UNDER FEE SCHEDULE

510-98

1/26/98

CSS

IN-SEQUENCE PROCESSING

859-00

11/9/00

ESRD

ESRD MANUAL TRANSMITTAL # 91

516-98

2/19/98

ESRD

PAYMENT LIMITS FOR DRUGS

792-00

5/26/00

ESRD AND HOSPITALS

VASCULAR STUDIES AND ESRD PATIENTS

992-01

6/8/01

ESRD FACILITIES

INTRAVENOUS IRON THERAPY

981-01

5/14/01

ESRD FACILITIES

METHOD II DIALYSIS CLAIMS

980-01

5/14/01

ESRD FACILITIES

1999 DATES OF SERVICE

620-98

11/20/98

ESRD, HOSPT

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND DIALYSIS PATIENT

660-99

2/19/99

FREEST RHCS

LAB TESTS & VENIPUNCTURES

615-98

11/9/98

FREEST. RHC

LAB TESTS

898-01

01/05/01

HOSPITAL

OPPS PASS THROUGH CORRECTIONS

804-00

6/28/00

HOSPITAL

OUTPATIENT PPS- REPLACES 781-00

802-00

6/27/00

HOSPITAL

CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL INFO, HIM # 757

750-00

1/27/00

HOSPITAL

DISASTER RECOVERY PLANS

677-99

4/13/99

HOSPITAL

PET SCANS AND VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION

670-99

4/5/99

HOSPITAL

COST REPORTS

551-98

5/27/98

HOSPITAL

LAB PANEL GRACE PERIODS

550-98

5/14/98

HOSPITAL

REPORTING THERAPY SERVICES

545-98

4/28/98

HOSPITAL

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR FOR INPATIENT HEMODIALYSIS

543-98

4/24/98

HOSPITAL

ORAL ANTI-NAUSEA, CORRECTED DRUG NAME

538-98

4/14/98

HOSPITAL

HCPCS FOR MULTIPLE SERVICES

536-98

4/14/98

HOSPITAL

PET SCAN HCPCS

535-98

4/3/98

HOSPITAL

ASC GROUP RATE DESIGNATIONS

534-98

4/2/98

HOSPITAL

COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING

531-98

3/31/98

HOSPITAL

RADIOLOGY CODES

524-98

3/6/98

HOSPITAL

OUTPATIENT SURGERY

522-98

2/25/98

HOSPITAL

SUBMITTING LATE CHARGES

519-98

2/24/98

HOSPITAL

ORAL ANTI-CANCER DRUGS

514-98

2/16/98

HOSPITAL

TEMPORARY HCPCS

513-98

2/6/98

HOSPITAL

ASC GROUP RATES

512-98

2/2/98

HOSPITAL

AMBULANCE-UNLOADED TRIPS

509-98

1/23/98

HOSPITAL

HCPCS FOR DIAGNOSTIC, HEPATITIS AND PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION

508-98

1/23/98

HOSPITAL

LAB HCPCS

505-98

1/23/98

HOSPITAL

OUTPATIENT SURGERY

504-98

1/22/98

HOSPITAL

ORAL ANTI-NAUSEA DRUGS

501-98

1/14/98

HOSPITAL

RADIOLOGY AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC CHANGES, 1998

500-98

1/8/98

HOSPITAL

PET SCANS

499-98

1/8/98

HOSPITAL

ADMISSIONS QUESTIONNAIRE

533-98

4/2/98

HOSPITAL AND ESRD

EPO AND HEMATOCRIT

532-98

3/31/98

HOSPITAL, SNF AND RHC

SCREENING PAP SMEAR AND PELVIC EXAMS

746-00

1/7/00

HOSPITAL, SNF, CORF, OPT

MORATORIUM ON APPLICATION OF THERAPY CAP

667-99

3/24/99

HOSPITAL, SNF, ESRD

DIALYSIS AND SNF PATIENTS

763-00

3/3/00

HOSPITAL, SNF, RHC, ESRD

CLIA

809-00

7/14/00

HOSPITAL, SNF,OPT, CORF

HCFA PM A-00-39, OUTPATIENT REHAB THERAPY

803-00

6/27/00

HOSPITAL,CMHC,CORF

OUTPATIENT CODE EDITOR-UPDATE TO 780-00

766-00

3/9/00

HOSPITAL. SNF, CORF, OPT

REHAB PPS- Q AND A

998-01

6/21/01

HOSPITALS

DIABETIC EDUCATION

996-01

06/18/01

HOSPITALS

CRYOSURGERY OF PROSTATE GLAND

993-01

6/8/01

HOSPITALS

INTRAVENOUS THERAPY

990-01

6/6/01

HOSPITALS

AMBULANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

986-01

5/29/01

HOSPITALS

ASC UPDATES- CAH ONLY

984-01

5/25/01

HOSPITALS

HOSPITAL MANUAL TRANSMITTAL 772

979-01

5/29/01

HOSPITALS

TROPONIN

978-01

5/10/01

HOSPITALS

CAROTID STENTING WITH CATEGORY B IDE

967-01

5/1/01

HOSPITALS

PET SCANS

964-01

4/24/01

HOSPITALS

BILLING UNDER OPPS

963-01

4/24/01

HOSPITALS

INTESTINAL AND MULTI-VISCERAL TRANSPLANTS

962-01

4/30/01

HOSPITALS

PET SCANS

960-01

4/24/01

HOSPITALS

AMBULANCE AND CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS

948-01

3/29/01

HOSPITALS

OPPS- CODING PASS-THROUGHS

947-01

3/29/01

HOSPITALS

OPPS PASS -THROUGH DEVICES & DRUGS

946-01

3/29/01

HOSPITALS

TC LAB BILLING FOR PHYSICIAN PATHOLOGY

941-01

3/20/01

HOSPITALS

CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS- LAB TESTS

938-01

3/15/01

HOSPITALS

CAH- SALARY EQUIVALENCY

935-01

3/8/01

HOSPITALS

HIP REPLACEMENTS

934-01

3/8/01

HOSPITALS

HOSPITAL MANUAL REVISION 771- NEW EFF DATE

929-01

3/2/01

HOSPITALS

HOSPITAL MANUAL REVISION 770

928-01

3/2/01

HOSPITALS

COVERAGE ISSUES MANUAL 135, VERTEPORFIN

927-01

3/1/01

HOSPITALS

CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS & SNF PPS

926-01

2/27/01

HOSPITALS

E & M CODING

925-01

2/26/01

HOSPITALS

OPPS- REVISED Q&A REGARDING BLOOD

921-01

2/21/01

HOSPITALS

OUTPATIENT CODE EDITOR

918-01

2/16/01

HOSPITALS

HOSPITAL MANUAL TRANSMITTAL 769

906-01

1/23/01

HOSPITALS

CAH SWING BEDS AND SNF PPS

899-01

1/5/01

HOSPITALS

PAP SMEARS INLCUDED IN CY 2001 LAB FEE

897-01

1/5/01

HOSPITALS

INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTATION

895-01

1/3/01

HOSPITALS

OPPS QUESTIONS/ANSWERS- OBSERVATION

890-00

12/28/00

HOSPITALS

HOSPITAL MANUAL TRANSMITTAL 767

887-00

12/26/00

HOSPITALS

OUTPATIENT PPS WEB SITES

883-00

12/15/00

HOSPITALS

COVERAGE OF PELVIC FLOOR STIMULATORS

882-00

12/15/00

HOSPITALS

HOSPITAL MANUAL TRANSMITTALS 765 & 766

881-00

12/15/00

HOSPITALS

COVERAGE ISSUES TRANSMITTALS 133 & 134

880-00