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Implementation of a Correction of Initial Default Values for Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs)

The NCCI contractor produces a table of MUEs. The table contains ASCII text and consists of six columns (Refer to Appendix 1 Tabular Presentation of the Format for the MUE Transmission). There are three format charts, one for contractors using the Medicare Carrier System (MCS), one for contractors using the VIPS Medicare System (VMS) system, and one for the contractors
using the FISS system.

Download the Guidance Document

Final

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

Issue Date: March 09, 2012

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