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Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) and Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) Update

This Change Request (CR) instructs contractors and Shared System Maintainers to update the Remittance Advice Remark Codes and Claim Adjustment Reason Codes used in
paper and electronic Remittance Advice. This also instructs VIPs to update the code database to be used in conjunction with the software - Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP).

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

Issue Date: March 07, 2008

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