Update of HCPCS Codes and File Names, Descriptions and Instructions for Retrieving the 2006 ASC HCPCS Deletions, Additions, and Master Listing
This Change Request contains the updated Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)codes for ASCs for services performed on or after January 1, 2006, along with their payment groups. It also provides instructions for contractors to retrieve the new data via the CMS Mainframe Telecommunications System on or after the specified retrieval date. The coding changes within this CR are confidential and shall not be publicized until after the publication of the AMA's 2005 CPT-4 codes which usually occurs by the first of November
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 21, 2005
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