This final rule implements the requirements of section 16008 of the 21st Century Cures Act (for calendar years 20 only), which requires that certain information be considered in making fee schedule adjustments using competitive bidding information for items furnished on or after January 1, 2019. This rule established a methodology for adjusting fee schedule amounts for certain items using information from the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program (CBP) for items furnished from January 1, 2019, thru December 31, 2020. Corrections were published on Decemin CMS-1691-CN. On November 14, 2018, CMS had published a final rule that affects the 20 DMEPOS and parenteral and enteral nutrition (PEN) fee schedules. For additional information, please go here. As of January 1, 2019, there is a temporary gap in the entire DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program that CMS expects will last until December 31, 2020. Temporary Gap in the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program and New Regulations Affecting Payment for DMEPOS and PENĪll Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, & Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program contracts expired on December 31, 2018. These adjustments result in an increase in fee schedule amounts ranging from $6.72 to $8.19 in former competitive bidding areas, $5.17 to $5.43 in other non-rural areas, and $4.41 to $6.82 in noncontiguous and rural areas.

Effective for claims with dates of service on or after April 1, 2021, the fee schedule amounts for HCPCS codes E0424, E0431, E0433, E0434, E0439, E0441, E0442, E0443, E0444, E0447, E1390, E1391, E1392, E1405, E1406, and K0738 are adjusted to remove a percentage reduction necessary to meet the budget neutrality requirement previously mandated by section 1834(a)(9)(D)(ii) of the Act. Effective April 1, 2021, section 121 of this Act eliminates the budget neutrality requirement set forth in section 1834(a)(9)(D)(ii) of the Act for separate classes and national limited monthly payment rates established for any item of oxygen and oxygen equipment using the authority in section 1834(a)(9)(D)(i) of the Act. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Public Law 116-260) was signed into law on December 27, 2020. Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Changes to the Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment Fee Schedule Amounts in the Medicare DMEPOS Fee Schedule

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