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Additional Editing for Disaster Related Claims

This Transmittal creates a process to edit claims submitted for disaster
related services, containing condition code "DR" and/or modifier "CR", in which payment for these services or
items is conditioned on the presence of a "formal waiver" and determines if the claims should pay or deny.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: January 12, 2010

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