CMS Transmittal R3032CP (CR 8877), § Summary of Changes

I. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: This instruction provides a manual update and provider education for new

editing for principal diagnoses that are not appropriate for reporting on hospice claims. It also provides

contractor requirements, a manual update, and provider education for newly required timeframes for filing a

hospice notice of election, and a hospice notice of termination/revocation of election, and for the exceptions

process available when a hospice notice of election is filed late. It also provides a clarification of the

differences between Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) site of service codes Q5003

and Q5004.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2014

ICD-10 Upon Implementation of ICD-10

*Unless otherwise specified, the effective date is the date of service.

IMPLEMENTATION DATE: October 1, 2014

ICD-10 Upon Implementation of ICD-10

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