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Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Transmittal Letters

Transmittal letters contain changes to MassHealth provider manuals.

  • Beginning on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 12:00 pm the POSC will be unavailable until Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. Please review MassHealth's, all provider bulletin #401 for additional details about the migration and system availability.

They summarize the change, contain revised pages for the provider manual, and tell providers how to update their manuals with the new pages.

Open PDF file, 354.25 KB,  FAS-37: 2023 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, PDF 354.25 KB)
Open DOCX file, 119.47 KB,  FAS-37: 2023 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, DOCX 119.47 KB)
Open PDF file, 350.48 KB,  FAS-36: 2022 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, PDF 350.48 KB)
Open DOCX file, 125.99 KB,  FAS-36: 2022 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, DOCX 125.99 KB)
Open PDF file, 276.54 KB,  FAS-35: 2021 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, PDF 276.54 KB)
Open DOCX file, 112.69 KB,  FAS-35: 2021 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, DOCX 112.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 222.66 KB,  FAS-34: 2020 HCPCS Code Revisions; Removal of Prior Authorization Restrictions from Certain Knee Arthroscopy Procedures (English, PDF 222.66 KB)
Open DOCX file, 141.73 KB,  FAS-34: 2020 HCPCS Code Revisions; Removal of Prior Authorization Restrictions from Certain Knee Arthroscopy Procedures (English, DOCX 141.73 KB)
Open PDF file, 140.85 KB,  FAS-33-Corrected: HCPCS Code Updates (English, PDF 140.85 KB)
Open DOCX file, 122.75 KB,  FAS-33-Corrected: HCPCS Code Updates (English, DOCX 122.75 KB)
Open PDF file, 137.15 KB,  FAS-32: 2019 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, PDF 137.15 KB)
Open DOCX file, 119.79 KB,  FAS-32: 2019 HCPCS Code Revisions (English, DOCX 119.79 KB)
Open PDF file, 302.33 KB,  FAS-31: 2018 HCPCS Code Revisions; New Prior Authorization Requirement for Knee Arthroscopy (English, PDF 302.33 KB)
Open DOC file, 245 KB,  FAS-31: 2018 HCPCS Code Revisions; New Prior Authorization Requirement for Knee Arthroscopy (English, DOC 245 KB)
Open PDF file, 292.16 KB,  FAS-30: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Manual: Subchapter 6 Revisions (English, PDF 292.16 KB)
Open DOC file, 322 KB,  FAS-30: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Manual: Subchapter 6 Revisions (English, DOC 322 KB)
Open PDF file, 146.75 KB,  FAS-29: Subchapter 6 Revisions (English, PDF 146.75 KB)
Open DOC file, 225 KB,  FAS-29: Subchapter 6 Revisions (English, DOC 225 KB)
Open PDF file, 189.42 KB,  FAS-28: Updated Gender Dysphoria and Sterilization Policies, and Provider Eligibility Requirements (English, PDF 189.42 KB)
Open DOC file, 879 KB,  FAS-28: Updated Gender Dysphoria and Sterilization Policies, and Provider Eligibility Requirements (English, DOC 879 KB)
Open PDF file, 271.44 KB,  FAS-27: Revisions to MassHealth Regulations-Affordable Care Act (English, PDF 271.44 KB)
Open TXT file, 13.68 KB,  FAS-27: Revisions to MassHealth Regulations-Affordable Care Act (English, TXT 13.68 KB)
Open PDF file, 104.91 KB,  FAS-26: 2013 HCPCS (English, PDF 104.91 KB)
Open TXT file, 26.19 KB,  FAS-26: 2013 HCPCS (English, TXT 26.19 KB)
Open PDF file, 174.4 KB,  FAS-25: MassHealth Rules on Provider Preventable Conditions (PPCs) That Are Additional Other Provider Preventable Conditions (Additional OPPCs) and on Serious Reportable Events (SREs); and Updates (New Modifiers) to Subchapter 6 (English, PDF 174.4 KB)
Open TXT file, 42.34 KB,  FAS-25: MassHealth Rules on Provider Preventable Conditions (PPCs) That Are Additional Other Provider Preventable Conditions (Additional OPPCs) and on Serious Reportable Events (SREs); and Updates (New Modifiers) to Subchapter 6 (English, TXT 42.34 KB)
Open PDF file, 146.65 KB,  FAS-24: 2012 HCPCS (English, PDF 146.65 KB)
Open TXT file, 32.27 KB,  FAS-24: 2012 HCPCS (English, TXT 32.27 KB)
Open PDF file, 791.84 KB,  FAS-23: 2011 HCPCS (English, PDF 791.84 KB)
Open TXT file, 34.16 KB,  FAS-23: 2011 HCPCS (English, TXT 34.16 KB)
Open PDF file, 861.82 KB,  FAS-22: Revisions to Subchapter 6 (English, PDF 861.82 KB)
Open TXT file, 36.88 KB,  FAS-22: Revisions to Subchapter 6 (English, TXT 36.88 KB)
Open PDF file, 823.5 KB,  FAS-21: New Modifier Required for Billing Effective May 26, 2009 (English, PDF 823.5 KB)
Open TXT file, 32 KB,  FAS-21: New Modifier Required for Billing Effective May 26, 2009 (English, TXT 32 KB)
Open PDF file, 829.36 KB,  FAS-20: 2009 HCPCS (English, PDF 829.36 KB)
Open TXT file, 28.18 KB,  FAS-20: 2009 HCPCS (English, TXT 28.18 KB)
Open PDF file, 508.21 KB,  FAS-19: 2008 HCPCS (English, PDF 508.21 KB)
Open TXT file, 21.1 KB,  FAS-19: 2008 HCPCS (English, TXT 21.1 KB)
Open PDF file, 105.77 KB,  FAS-18: Revised Billing Instructions (English, PDF 105.77 KB)
Open TXT file, 14.66 KB,  FAS-18: Revised Billing Instructions (English, TXT 14.66 KB)
Open PDF file, 196.56 KB,  FAS-17: Revisions to Service Codes (English, PDF 196.56 KB)
Open TXT file, 33.14 KB,  FAS-17: Revisions to Service Codes (English, TXT 33.14 KB)
Open PDF file, 726.58 KB,  FAS-16: Coverage of Dental Services for Members Aged 21 Years or Older (English, PDF 726.58 KB)
Open TXT file, 8.59 KB,  FAS-16: Coverage of Dental Services for Members Aged 21 Years or Older (English, TXT 8.59 KB)
Open PDF file, 132.87 KB,  FAS-15: Revisions to Service Codes (English, PDF 132.87 KB)
Open TXT file, 47.03 KB,  FAS-15: Revisions to Service Codes (English, TXT 47.03 KB)
Open PDF file, 236.5 KB,  FAS-14: Revisions to Service Codes and Descriptions (English, PDF 236.5 KB)
Open RTF file, 4.09 MB,  FAS-14: Revisions to Service Codes and Descriptions (English, RTF 4.09 MB)
Open PDF file, 317.34 KB,  FAS-13: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Manual (Restructured Subchapter 6 and Service Code Update) (English, PDF 317.34 KB)
Open RTF file, 1.54 MB,  FAS-13: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center Manual (Restructured Subchapter 6 and Service Code Update) (English, RTF 1.54 MB)

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