DMEPOS Contract Suppliers Announced/2014 HCPCS Annual Update

Thursday, October 31, 2013 DMEPOS Contract Suppliers Announced CMS has announced the contract suppliers for the Round 1 Recompete of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program.  A list of Round 1 Recompete contract supplier locations for each product category and competitive bidding area is now available at www.dmecompetitivebid.com/cs. This list is current as of October 31, 2013. Contract suppliers may add or change locations. Updates will be posted on the Medicare Supplier Directory website at www.medicare.gov/supplier in mid-December 2013. CMS is required by law to recompete contracts under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program at least once every three years. The Round 1 Rebid contracts will expire on December 31, 2013, and the Round 1 Recompete contracts and prices are scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2014. For more information, view the Fact Sheet.     2014 HCPCS Annual Update and Release of Final HCPCS Coding Decision Letters Although CMS is still assessing the impact of the partial government shutdown on completion of the CY 2014 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), CMS intends to publish the 2014 HCPCS Annual Update file on the HCPCS website on or before November 27, 2013. New HCPCS codes will be effective January 1, 2014, unless otherwise specified in the file. Final HCPCS coding decision letters will be mailed to individual applicants to coincide with the publication of the HCPCS Annual Update. Timing of release of the HCPCS file and decision letters is based on the timing of publication of final regulations, as posted on:    All FFS Provider Center page  Physician Center page Hospital Center page Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Center page  Home Health Agency (HHA) Center page