Modification/Addition of Group Codes/Specialty Codes
The purpose of this Change Request is to: 1) update screens 2, 3, 4 & 7 of
the Exhibit in Chapter 6, Section 420, by altering the Group Code of Specialty Codes 19, 35, 41, 48, and 85
from PHY to LLP; 2) alter the the Group Code for Specialty Code 88 (Unknown Supplier/Provider) from
SUP to NPP; and 3) add Specialty Code 95 (Unknown Supplier) (Group Code SUP). In addition, under
470.5, screen 4, the Group Code for Specialty Codes 78 and 79 is being altered to PHY.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 14, 2012
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