Common Edits and Enhancements Modules (CEM) Code Set Update
The purpose of this change request is to direct the Medicare shared system maintainers to obtain the most recent external code sets, and use them to update the necessary tables and/or reference files as part of the CEM software utilized by the A/B MACs. These are common code sets that are used across both the Part A and Part B CEMs and are updated on a regular basis. This change became recurring with updates to Pub. 100-04, Chapter 24, Section 50.3.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: May 29, 2015
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