Method II Critical Access Hospital: Line-Level Rendering Provider Billing

Number: 14482 
Release Date: May 28, 2026
Effective Date: June 29, 2026 
Implementation Date: June 29, 2026
Transmittal Number: R13799CP

CR14482 tells you about:

  • CAHs must bill professional services that have rendering NPIs at the line level
  • Medicare must be able to determine the line-level rendering professional for each outpatient service on a combined billing claim

Make sure your billing staff knows about updates to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 4, sections 250.3.3.1 and 250.18

View the complete CMS Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters (MM)14482.

Last Updated Jun 04 , 2026