Transmittal 688 Durable Medical Equipment National Competitive Bidding Implementation – Phase 10G: Paying for Oxygen Equipment when Grandfathered
Guidance for instructing the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MAC) and the ViPS Medicare System (VMS) shared system maintainer to establish programming to allow payment for oxygen equipment (portable or stationary) claims submitted by a non-contract supplier, furnished to a beneficiary who resides in a competitive bidding area after the start of the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Round One Rebid. This also applies when the same supplier furnished an item of oxygen equipment to the beneficiary prior to the start of the Round One Rebid (the items are grandfathered).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 29, 2010
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