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CERT Awareness Month: We Appreciate Your Efforts jul 28, 2025
Understanding Digital Mental Health Treatments jul 28, 2025
Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy Resources jul 28, 2025
Billing and Coding: Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (A57948) - R6 - Effective January 1, 2025 jul 24, 2025
MLN Connects - July 24, 2025 jul 24, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection (A58168) - R11 - Effective July 24, 2025 jul 24, 2025
Multi-Jurisdictional CAC Meeting Announcement - Cardiac Percutaneous Lithotripsy - August 20, 2025, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm CT jul 24, 2025
Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) - Key Questions jul 24, 2025
Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) - Bibliography jul 24, 2025
Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) - Agenda jul 24, 2025
Medicare A News JE July 2025 Bulletin - Now Available jul 23, 2025
Updates to JE/JF Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) and Billing and Coding Articles (BCAs) jul 22, 2025
CERT Awareness Month: Verify Your Medical Records Correspondence Address jul 21, 2025
Policy Revision for Local Coverage Determination Facet Joint Interventions for Pain Management - Effective July 17, 2025 jul 17, 2025
MLN Connects - July 17, 2025 jul 17, 2025
Open Meeting Announcement - MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection - August 26, 2025 jul 17, 2025
Open Meeting Announcement - MolDX: Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification in DCIS - August 27, 2025 jul 17, 2025
MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection - Published for Review and Comments jul 17, 2025
MolDX: Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification in DCIS - Published for Review and Comments jul 17, 2025
Multi-Jurisdictional CAC Meeting Announcement - MolDX: Molecular Testing for Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Metaplasia, Dysplasia, Neoplasia - September 4, 2025, 1 - 3 p.m. CT jul 17, 2025
Multi-Jurisdictional CAC Meeting Announcement - MolDX: Molecular Testing for Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Metaplasia, Dysplasia, Neoplasia: Agenda jul 17, 2025
Sole Proprietor and Sole Owner Differences Webinar - 08/20/2025 jul 16, 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors Enrolling in Medicare Webinar - 08/27/2025 jul 16, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Medical Review (MR) CERT Trending Errors Webinar - 08/27/2025 jul 16, 2025
MLN Connects - July 16, 2025 jul 16, 2025
Documentation Requirements for Radiation Therapy jul 15, 2025
MLN Connects - July 15, 2025 jul 15, 2025
CERT Awareness Month: Steps to Take if You Get a Cert Documentation Request jul 14, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Plasma-Based Genomic Profiling in Solid Tumors (A58973) - R9 - Effective July 1, 2025 jul 10, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Minimal Residual Disease Testing for Solid Tumor Cancers (A58454) - R11 - Effective July 1, 2025 jul 10, 2025
MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection (L38629) - R1 - Effective July 10, 2025 jul 10, 2025
MLN Connects - July 10, 2025 jul 10, 2025
Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Changes to Automate the Application of Condition Code ZC for CAR T-Cell and Other Immunotherapy Cases Involving a Clinical Trial of a Different Product CR13926 jul 08, 2025
Chemotherapy Administration Part A - Webinar on Demand Recording Available jul 07, 2025
Alert: Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Phishing Fax Requests jul 07, 2025
CERT Awareness Month: 2025 CERT Documentation Deadline jul 07, 2025
Hospital OPPS: July 2025 Update CR14091 jul 03, 2025
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS: FY 2026 Pricer Update CR14132 jul 03, 2025
Billing and Coding Investigational Device Exemptions (IDE) - IDE Documentation Requirements for Studies with an FDA Approval dated January 01, 2015, or later (A54919) - R8 - Effective October 1, 2015 jul 03, 2025
MLN Connects - July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
2025 Q3 MolDX CPT/HCPCS Billing and Coding Article Updates - Effective July 1, 2025 jul 03, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing (A58720) - R26 - Effective July 1, 2025 jul 03, 2025
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Pharmacogenomics Testing (A57384) - R16 - Effective July 1, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Breast Cancer Index (BCI) Gene Expression Test (L37822) - R5 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Molecular Biomarkers to Risk-Stratify Patients at Increased Risk for Prostate Cancer (L39005) - R2 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Pharmacogenomics Testing (L38335) - R2 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Phenotypic Biomarker Detection from Circulating Tumor Cells (L38643) - R2 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Predictive Classifiers for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (L38327) - R3 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Classifiers for Bladder Cancer (L38647) - R2 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Prostate Cancer Genomic Classifier Assay for Men with Localized Disease (L38339) - R3 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing (L39001) - R4 - Effective July 3, 2025 jul 03, 2025
MolDX Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) Finalized - Effective August 17, 2025 jul 03, 2025
Billing and Coding: Implantable Infusion Pumps for Chronic Pain (A55239) - R21 - Effective July 1, 2025 jul 03, 2025
Recovery Audit Contract Announcement jul 02, 2025
How to Register Your Molecular Diagnostics (MolDX) Test - On-Demand Tutorials Available jun 30, 2025
Enrollment Changes and Revalidations Webinar - 08/13/2025 jun 25, 2025
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Webinar - 08/14/2025 jun 25, 2025
National Correct Code Initiative (NCCI) Webinar - 08/12/2025 jun 25, 2025
Recovery Audit Program and Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Webinar - 07/31/2025 jun 19, 2025
Updated Noridian On-Demand Tutorials Available jun 11, 2025
Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services Live Chat Webinar - 08/21/2025 may 20, 2025
Prior Authorization for Certain Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Services Live Chat Webinar - 09/11/2025 may 20, 2025
Mandatory SNF Off-Cycle Revalidation EXTENDED to August 1, 2025 may 01, 2025
Facet Joint Intervention for Pain Management - On-Demand Tutorials Available mar 14, 2025
Updates for the Hospital Outpatient Department (OPD) Prior Authorization (PA) Program - Webinar on Demand Recording Available mar 14, 2025
Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Updated Noridian On-Demand Tutorials Available mar 12, 2025
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Demand Billing -On-Demand Tutorial Available mar 12, 2025
Updated Noridian On-Demand Tutorials Available mar 11, 2025
Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy - On Demand Tutorials Available mar 11, 2025
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) On Demand Tutorial Available mar 07, 2025
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) - Webinar On Demand Recording Available feb 27, 2025
Outpatient Therapy Webinar on Demand Available feb 13, 2025
Skin Substitutes - LCD Review Webinar - 09/18/2025 feb 10, 2025
Drugs and Biologicals - Outpatient Overview and Billing - Webinar on Demand Recording Available ene 29, 2025