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Implementation of the Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) Prior Authorization (PA) Paired Items of Service for the X12 278 PA Transactions

The purpose of this CR is to support the exchange of HOPD PA requests in the X12 278 transaction format.

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

Issue Date: June 11, 2021

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