[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17412-17413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06534]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[Document Identifier CMS-R-218]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services (CMS) is publishing the following summary of proposed 
collections for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send 
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this 
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) 
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for 
the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of 
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology to minimize the information collection burden.
    1. Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement of a 
previously approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Health 
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Standards for 
Electronic Transactions and Supporting Regulations in 45 CFR Part 162. 
Use: This information collection request has no substantive changes 
since the last OMB approval in 2008. The adopted transaction standards 
currently in use for electronic transactions (Version 4010/4010a) are 
compatible with the ICD-9-CM adopted code set that is used to report 
diagnoses and hospital inpatient services. However, the ICD-10 codes 
cannot be used with Version 4010/4010a, because this version does not 
have a specific qualifier or indicator for reporting ICD-10 codes.
    Version 5010 supports the use of the ICD-10 code set by making 
available a qualifier to indicate that an ICD-10 code is being 
reported. Like ICD-9, ICD-10 codes are reported in claim and payment 
transactions, as well as eligibility inquiries and responses and 
requests for referrals and authorizations. In Version 5010, the number 
of codes required in any given transaction does not change. It is 
possible that a fewer

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number of codes in a given transaction may be necessary to report the 
same information reported with ICD-9 codes because ICD-10 codes are 
more specific. Form Number: CMS-R-218 (OCN: 0938-0866). Frequency: 
Occasionally. Affected Public: Private Sector (Business or other for-
profits, Not-for-profit institutions). Number of Respondents: 696,026. 
Total Annual Responses: 696,026. Total Annual Hours: 6,960,260. (For 
policy questions regarding this collection contact Gladys Wheeler at 
410-786-0273. For all other issues call 410-786-1326.)
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, access CMS' 
Web site address at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PaperworkReductionActof1995, 
or Email your request, including your address, phone number, OMB 
number, and CMS document identifier, to [email protected], or call 
the Reports Clearance Office on (410) 786-1326.
    To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collections must be received by the OMB desk 
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on April 22, 2013.
    OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: CMS 
Desk Officer, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974, Email: OIRA[email protected].

    Dated: March 18, 2013.
Martique Jones,
Deputy Director, Regulations Development Group, Office of Strategic 
Operations and Regulatory Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-06534 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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