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A3643: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUESTS (ADRs) REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDERING PROVIDERS OF LABORATORY SERVICESA3959: COMPREHENSIVE ERROR RATE TESTING (CERT) PROGRAM
A4012: CHANGES TO THE LABORATORY NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION (NCD) EDIT SOFTWARE FOR APRIL 1, 2003
A4406: COVERAGE AND BILLING FOR HOME PROTHROMBIN TIME INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR) MONITORING FOR ANTICOAGULATION MANAGEMENT
A4410: COVERAGE OF COMPRESSION GARMENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS STASIS ULCERS
A4412: CHANGES TO THE LABORATORY NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION (NCD) EDIT SOFTWARE FOR JULY 1, 2003
A11708: Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) Claims Processing/Reason Code
A11709: Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
A11805: Clarification regarding Coverage of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities
A11810: Changes to the Laboratory National Coverage Determination (NCD) Edit Software for October 1, 2003
A11815: Coverage of Intermittent Catheteization
A11842: Coverage and billing of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)
A11850: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
A11869: COVERAGE AND BILLING OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY WITH LOSS OF PROTECTIVE SENSATION IN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES
A11907: Coverage and Related Claims Processing Requirements for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans-For Breast Cancer and Revised Coverage Conditions for Myocardial Viability
A11939: COVERAGE AND BILLING FOR INTRAVENOUS IMMUNE GLOBULIN (IVIg) FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE MUCOCUTANEOUS BLISTERING DISEASES
A12571: COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS ENHANCEMENT
A12576: CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL NECESSITY FOR MEDICARE PART A AMBULANCE SERVICES
A12987: CORRECTIONS TO UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS ON RECEIPT AND PROCESSING OF NON-COVERED CHARGES ON OTHER THAN PART A INPATIENT CLAIMS (TRANSMITTAL A-02-071)
A13698: Can a provider bill a patient for charges denied by Medical Review?
A14092: Can medically unnecessary be used as a statement of reason for predicting Medicare denial on the Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)?
A14119: Can I bill the beneficiary for non-covered charges without having the patient sign an Advanced Beneficiary Notification (ABN)?
A14179: As a provider of outpatient therapy services, can a physical therapist go to a beneficiary's home to conduct a wheelchair evaluation?
A14194: Can a nurse practitioner (NP) order Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services?
A16151: CHANGES TO THE LABORATORY NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION (NCD) EDIT SOFTWARE FOR JANUARY 1, 2004
A16321: Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)
A16332: Are services furnished by unlicensed aides that perform services under the direction of physical therapists covered under Medicare Part B?
A17365: COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TESTS
A17374: Can I bill more than one unit on a therapy evaluation (CPT 97001, 97003, 92506, 92610) or re-evaluation (CPT 97002, 97004)? (#1645 - Revised 6/8/2006)
A19056: CHANGES TO THERAPY GUIDELINES IN CHAPTER 15 OF THE MEDICARE
A19057: COVERAGE OF CARDIAC OUTPUT MONITORING BY THORACIC ELECTRICAL
A19058: CHANGES TO THE LABORATORY NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATION (NCD) EDIT SOFTWARE FOR APRIL 2004
A19062: CHANGES TO THERAPY GUIDELINES IN CHAPTER 15 OF THE MEDICARE BENEFIT POLICY MANUAL
A21798: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS
A21799: ARTHROSCOPIC LAVAGE AND ARTHROSCOPIC DEBRIDEMENT FOR THE OSTEOARTHRITIC KNEE MEDLEARN MATTERS NUMBER: MM3281
A22708: AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD-DERIVED PRODUCTS FOR CHRONIC, NON-HEALING WOUNDS MEDLEARN MATTERS NUMBER: MM3384
A24143: COVERAGE OF OFF-LABEL USE OF DRUGS AND BIOLOGICALS FOR NON-ONCOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
A24171: Can I fax 700/701 forms to physicians for signatures or do they need to sign the orginial?
A26117: COVERAGE OF BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING: DIAGNOSTIC TESTING VS.
A38389: Can a physician assistant sign the level of care certification or recertification for Part A skilled nursing facility (SNF) services?
A47302: COMPREHENSIVE ERROR RATE TESTING (CERT) UPDATE AND ERROR RATE REDUCTION PLAN