October 2021 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications Version 22.3

This article tells you there are changes, effective October 1, 2021, for claims processing for:

• Hospital outpatient departments

• Community mental health centers

• All non-Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) hospital providers

• Limited services when provided in an HH agency (HHA) that isn’t under the HH PPS

• A hospice patient for the treatment of a non-terminal illness

Related CR Transmittal Number: R10996CP

Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/mm12432-october-2021-integrated-outpatient-code-editor-ioce-specifications-version-223.pdf