To be considered filed timely, a claim must be submitted no later than one year after the date of service. If a claim is returned to the provider, it has not been filed successfully.
Correct coding requires services to be reported with the most specific code available that appropriately describes the service. This article has been revised to reject claims not billed correctly. Please read this article to learn more.
Are you submitting claims for non-covered dental services to receive the denial? Review this article for details on submitting claims for these non-covered services.
This document outlines instructions -- for Medicare administrative contractors -- regarding how to request assistance from First Coast Service Options to resolve an overlapping claim.
There are three ways to obtain the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI), which is effective when the beneficiary was or is eligible for Medicare. This article was most recently revised March 19, 2020, to clarify that the beneficiary’s first name, last name, date of birth, and SSN are needed to use the MBI lookup tool. All other information remains the same. [SE18006]
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