Ecological thinning is a variant of this being trialed for use in forest conservation in Australia. The primary aim of forest thinning is to increase growth of selected trees, but ecological thinning is done to favor development of wildlife habitat (such as hollows) rather than focusing on increased timber yields.
Friday, May 9, 2014. When claims are entered into the Medicare system, they are issued a tracking number known as the internal control number (âICNâ). The ICN is a 13-digit number assigned to each claim received by Medicare. For example, a claim has an ICN of 1114100351480. The third and fourth digits of the ICN are 14, indicating the claim was received in calendar year 2014.
1 ICD-9-CM 994.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 994.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.