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Targeted probe and educate (TPE) round results: Evaluation and management services - outpatient office visits
View TPE round results for evaluation and management services - outpatient office visits.
Targeted probe and educate (TPE) round results: Drugs and biologicals (HCPCS J7318-J7329, J7331-J7332)
View TPE round results for drugs and biologicals (HCPCS J7318-J7329, J7331-J7332).
Hospital outpatient department (OPD) prior authorization exemption process
Hospital outpatient departments (OPDs) who demonstrate compliance with Medicare coverage, coding, and payment rules related to...
Prior authorization program for repetitive, scheduled non-emergent ambulance transports (RSNAT)
CMS has implemented the prior authorization program for certain repetitive, scheduled non-emergent ambulance transports in...
Modifier 66 fact sheet
Surgeons append modifier 66 to claims indicating they were on a team of surgeons performing a specific procedure on the same...
Ambulance Prior Authorization Documentation Requirements
Review this checklist to learn about the documentation requirements to ensure an affirmed decision on your prior authorization...
Approved cost report vendors
CMS has approved the following cost report software vendors for the electronic submission of yearly Medicare cost reports.
View NCDs
CMS develops NCDs to describe circumstances for Medicare coverage nationwide for an item or service. NCDs generally outline the...