Medicare Financial Management Manual (Pub. 100-06), Ch. 7 § 40.5
Quarterly CAP Report
40.5 - Quarterly CAP Report
(Rev. 331, Issued: 11-15-19, Effective: 10-01-19, Implementation: 12-17- 19)
The contractor shall use the Quarterly CAP Report, as an Excel spreadsheet and add their
data accordingly, changes are only allowed to be made to the column width and row
height to accommodate data entry.
Quarterly CAP Electronic File Labeling:
The electronic file shall be labeled with the following information:
1. Submission Date: Year, Month, and Date (YYYYMMDD)
a. 1st Quarter FY 20YY: 01/30/20YY = 20YY0130
b. 2nd Quarter FY 20YY: 04/30/20YY = 20YY0430
c. 3rd Quarter FY 20YY: 07/30/20YY = 20YY0730
d. 4th Quarter FY 20YY: 10/30/20YY = 20YY1030
2. Contractor Abbreviation & Jurisdiction: See Tables 2-5 from Section 40.3
3. File Description: Quarterly_CAP_Report
For example, the Microsoft Excel file names for the 4th Quarterly CAP Reports for FY
20YY due on Wednesday, October 30th, 20YY should be named as follows:
Contractor Name
Example Quarterly CAP File Name
Healthcare Company Name
20YY1030_HCA_Quarterly_CAP_Report.xls
The Quarterly CAP Report template can be found in Section 40.6.
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