HFS Releases CMS Approved ESRD 265-11 Medicare Cost Report Software

CMS approved our new ESRD 265-11 Medicare cost report software on January 30, 2011. We will release the full version of the software on February 3, 2012. You can download the full version of the software from the download page on our website. You can use the new software to prepare and electronically file your cost report(s). Any cost report file(s) you created with the beta version will work with the new full version of the 265-11 software.

Please note the new file extension for the 265-11 cost report data files is .mcrx. You will be able to open both 265-94 and 264-11 cost report using the yellow icon HFS software. Both the 265-11 and 265-94 systems are installed in the same folder and both start with the same yellow HFS icon-shortcut.

The use template option is not yet operational. We will get the template feature up and running as soon as possible, but currently you will only be able to open a blank, new 265-11 cost report.

Effective Dates (January 1, 2011 and after)
Form CMS-265-11 must be completed by all independent end stage renal dialysis (ESRD) facilities that are not hospital-based for cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011.

Extended Filing Deadlines for 265-11 Cost Reports
CMS recently extended the filing deadline for ESRD 265-11 cost reports. The following table contains the new cost report due dates.
 
COST REPORTING FYE STANDARD DUE DATE PREVIOUSLY REVISED DUE DATE NEWLY REVISED DUE DATE
01/31/2011 06/30/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012
02/28/2011 07/31/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012
03/31/2011 08/31/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012
04/30/2011 09/30/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012
05/30/2011 10/31/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012
06/30/2011 11/30/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012
07/31/2011 12/31/2011 02/29/2012 03/31/2012
08/31/2011 01/31/2012 02/29/2012 03/31/2012
09/30/2011 02/29/2012 02/29/2012 03/31/2012


For additional information regarding the new form set and the new software, please refer to the various 265-11 links on this page.

265-11 Forms
265-11 Instructions
265-11 FAQs
CMS Website
Provider Reimbursement Manuals
Federal Registry
Quarterly Provider Update
National Provider Identifier (NPI)