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Subject	Title of Article/Date	HCPCS/CPT Code(s)
Physical Therapy	Attention: Physical and Occupational Therapists - Duplicate Claims(12/06/07)	n/a
	Outpatient Therapy Cap and Exception Process 2008 – Contractor Instruction (08/07/08)	92615
	Outpatient Therapy Caps Exceptions Process for Calendar Year 2007 - Contractor Instruction (10/18/07)	n/a
	Physical Therapy “Plans of Care” and Documentation Requirements	n/a
	Proper Reimbursement for PT/OT Services Rendered in the Outpatient Hospital Setting (03/20/08)	n/a

Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)	2008 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Establishment of Alternative Reporting Periods and Reporting Criteria - Contractor Instruction (06/26/08)	n/a

Preventive Services	Colorectal Cancer Screening – New Code (02/21/08)	G0107, 82270
	Correct Reporting of Diagnosis Codes on Screening Mammography Claims - Billing Instructions (02/28/08)	n/a
	NPI for Self-Referred Screening Mammography - Contractor Instruction (06/05/08)	n/a
	Screening Pelvic Examinations (07/10/08)	n/a
	2007 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Mammography Codes (02/21/08)	G0202, G0204, G0206, 76082, 76083, 76090, 76091, 76092, 77051, 77052, 77055, 77056, 77057

Provider Enrollment	Audiologists and Enrollment (07/24/08)	n/a
	Change to Provider Enrollment Contact Information (10/04/07)	n/a
	Deactivated Provider Identification Numbers (PIN) (04/10/08)	n/a
	Locum Tenens and Reciprocal Billing Arrangements(2/01/07)	n/a
	Mailing Addresses (04/03/08)	n/a
	Provider Enrollment - New Enrollment and Update Changes (rev 4/03/08)	n/a
	Releasing Provider Identification Numbers (rev 4/03/08)	n/a
	Update Your Address (05/17/07)	n/a

Radiology	Bone Mass Measurement (02/28/08)	G0130, 76977, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77083
	Bone Mass Measurement Studies – Changes in Coverage (6/28/07)	G0130, 77078, 77079, 77080, 77081, 77083, 76977, 78350
	Imaging Services - Payment Provisions (08/30/07)	n/a
	Interim Procedures to Allow for Timely Processing of Mammography Claims with Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) Certification Updates (2/14/08)	n/a
	Revised Information for PET Scan Coding (08/09/07)	A4641, A9522, 78549, 78491, 78492, 78608, 78811, 78812, 78813, 78814, 78815, 78816,
	Weekly Radiation Therapy Management (02/21/08)	77427
	X-Rays and Electrocardiograms (ECG or EKG) Provided in the Hospital Emergency Room (05/24/07)	n/a

Reopenings	The Reopening Process - (10/30/08)	n/a

Surgery	Adjustment of Gastric Band after Bariatric Surgery (08/16/07)	43770, 43771, 43772, 43773, 43774, 43886, 43887, 43888, 43999
	Adult Liver Transplantation (7/13/06)	n/a
	Attempted Screening Colonoscopy (4/24/08)	G0104, G0121
	Bilateral Services and Modifier 50 (11/22/06)	n/a
	Billing Tips to Avoid Global Surgery Denials (6/23/05)	n/a
	Cavernous Nerves Electrical Stimulation with Penile Plethysmography (1/11/07)	55899
	Insertion of X Stop Device for Back Pain (05/22/08)	0171T, 0172T, 22899
	Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement (07/13/06)	n/a
	Lumbar Artificial Disc Replacement - ABN Reminder (10/04/07)	n/a
	Modifier Update for Islet Cell Transplantation in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Trials (12/28/07)	n/a
	Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Resistant Depression (7/05/07)	n/a

10/30/2008