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CR 3648 Instructions for Therapy Services 10/02/2006 4014 R930CP  04/28/2006 Benefits Exhaust and No- Payment Billing Instructions for Medicare Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs)  10/02/2006 4292 R926CP  04/28/2006 Common Working File (CWF) File Change for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) 10/02/2006 4390 R846CP  02/10/2006 New Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Web Site Address 03/13/2006 4297 R767CP  12/02/2005 SNF PPS Revisions to IOM 100-04-Manualization  N/A 4080 R740CP  11/01/2005 Change to the Common Working File (CWF) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Edits for Evaluation and Management (E&M) Services Billed to Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) by Hospitals  04/03/2006 3910 Rev#  Issue Date  Subject  Impl Date  CR#  R696CP  10/07/2005 2006 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) for the Common Working File (CWF), Medicare Carriers and Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs)  01/03/2006 4086 R685CP  09/23/2005 Discontinuation of the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) HCPCS Help File and Notification to Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs) and Providers of the Redesigned SNF Consolidated Billing (CB) Annual Update File Posted on CMS Web Site 12/27/2005 4044 R630CP  07/29/2005 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update and Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Coding Update Effective January 1, 2006 01/03/2006 3962 R540CP  04/29/2005 Addition to Chapter 6 of the Claims Processing Manual - Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Inpatient Part A Billing: SNF Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Software  08/01/2005 3774 R459CP  02/04/2005 Full Replacement of Change Request (CR) 3427, Transmittal 342, Issued on October 29, 2004- Change to the Common Working File (CWF) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Edits for Ambulance Transports to or from a Diagnostic or Therapeuti c Site  04/05/2005 3676 R437CP  01/21/2005 Revisions and Corrections to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 6, Section 30 and Various Sections in Chapter 15 02/22/2005 3664 R429CP  01/14/2005 Change to the Common Working File (CWF) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) 07/05/2005 3561 Rev#  Issue Date  Subject  Impl Date  CR#  Edits for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) that have Elected Method II Payment Option and Bill Physician Services to their Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs)  R413CP  12/23/2004 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2005 for 9 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) with New Wage Index Values Effective January 1, 2005 01/17/2005 3651 R412CP  12/23/2004 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing Service Furnished under an "Arrangement" with an Outside Entity  01/24/2005 3592 R378CP  11/26/2004 Liability Days on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Swing Bed Facility Inpatient Bills  01/03/2005 3568 R342CP  10/29/2004 Change to the Common Working File (CWF) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Edits for Ambulance Transports to or from a Diagnostic or Therapeutic Site 04/04/2005 3427 R268CP  07/30/2004 Medicare Part A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Pricer Update FY 2005 10/04/2004 3368 R253CP  07/23/2004 Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) Changes to Allow for Provider Liability Days on Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and Swing Bed Facility Inpatient Bills  01/03/2005 3308 R229CP  07/20/2004 Additional Clarification of Bill Types 22x and 23x Submitted by Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) With Instructions for Involuntarily Moving a Beneficiary Out of the SNF and Ending a Benefit Period 08/19/2004 3323 Rev#  Issue Date  Subject  Impl Date  CR#  R215CP  06/25/2004 Implementation of Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing CWF Edit for Therapy Codes Considered Separately Payable Physician Services  07/06/2004 2944 R209CP  06/18/2004 Correction to CR 2944, Transmittal 90, Issued on February 6, 2004 07/06/2004 3333 R200CP  06/10/2004 Update to the Common Working File Edits for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) to Expand the Bypass for Pharmacy Services.  10/04/2004 3277 R183CP  05/21/2004 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing: Services Furnished Under an "Arrangement" With an Outside Entity  07/01/2004 3248 R163CP  04/30/2004 Change to the Common Working File (CWF) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing (CB) Edits for Ambulance Transports to or from a Diagnostic or Therapeutic Site Other than a Physician's Office or Hospital 10/04/2004 3196 R133CP  04/02/2004 Billing NonCovered Charges to Fiscal Intermediaries - Summary and New Instructions - Clarification  04/16/2004 3115 R094CP  02/06/2004 Additional Information in Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) to Beneficiaries about Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Benefits  07/06/2004 3098 R092CP  02/06/2004 Updates to the January 2004 Annual Update of HCPCS Codes Used for Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing Enforcement 04/05/2004 3070 R090CP  02/06/2004 Implementation of Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing CWF Edit for Therapy Codes Considered 07/06/2004 2944 Rev#  Issue Date  Subject  Impl Date  CR#  Separately Payable Physician Services  R076CP  02/06/2004 SNF Inpatient Part A Billing  N/A 3133 R001CP  10/01/2003 Initial Publication of Manual NA NA Back to top of Chapter