Provider Types Affected
ASCs providing services to Medicare beneficiaries and billing Medicare carriers or fiscal intermediaries (FIs) for those services

Provider Action Needed
Be aware of the ASC HCPCS codes that are being added to and deleted from the ASC list, effective January 1, 2006.

Background
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is updating the ASC HCPCS codes list as a result of changes in the American Medical Association (AMA) Physician’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) for 2006.

Implementation Date
The implementation date is January 3, 2006.

Additional Information
For complete details, please see the official instruction issued to your carrier/FI regarding this change. Attachment A of that instruction (CR4082) is included below and it contains the ASC list of both HCPCS deletions and additions, effective January 1, 2006.

CR4082 may be viewed by going to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/ on the CMS Web site.

From that Web page, look for CR4082 in the CR NUM column on the right, and click on the file for that CR.

If you have any questions, please contact your Medicare carrier/FI at their toll-free number, which may be found at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnProducts/downloads/CallCenterTollNumDirectory.pdf on the CMS Web site.

Attachment A from CR4082
The following is the ASC List of Approved Procedures HCPCS Code Changes (deletions/additions) for January 1, 2006, effective for services performed on or after January 1, 2006:

Deletions

Additions

Disclaimer
This article was prepared as a service to the public and is not intended to grant rights or impose obligations. This article may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. The information provided is only intended to be a general summary. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations. We encourage readers to review the specific statutes, regulations and other interpretive materials for a full and accurate statement of their contents.

Related Change Request (CR) #: 4082
Medlearn Matters Number: MM4082
Related CR Release Date: October 21, 2005
Related CR Transmittal #: 720
Effective Date: January 1, 2006
Implementation Date: January 3, 2006

Posted: 11/29/2005

CPT codes, descriptions, and other data only are copyright 2005 American Medical Association (or such other date of publication of CPT). All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Apply.