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Returned to provider claims affect timely filing

March 25, 2026
A claim must be submitted to Medicare no later than one year after the date of service to be considered filed timely. Claims returned to the provider have not been filed successfully.

Guidelines for billing acute inpatient noncovered days

March 3, 2026
This article provides guidance for billing provider-liable acute inpatient non-covered and acute partial inpatient non-covered days, and acute inpatient non-covered beneficiary-liable days.

Prolonged physician services: Home or residence visits

April 28, 2026
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.

Intensive outpatient program (IOP) billing requirements for institutional services

May 6, 2026
Effective January 1, 2024, IOP services are available for both individuals with mental health conditions and individuals with substance use disorders. This article addresses institutional billing requirements for these new services.

Avoid negative impacts to your claims -- review billing and coding article A58918 molecular pathology and genetic testing

May 14, 2026
View this important information you must know if you bill for molecular pathology and genetic testing. This article was updated April 8.

Preventive services: Coverage determination

March 30, 2026
Find information on local and national coverage determinations specific to preventive services.

Reporting the national drug code

May 13, 2026
Read this article for helpful information to report the national drug code on claims.

New FastTrack to Medicare coverage policies tool

March 6, 2026
Do you find it challenging to identify a Medicare coverage policy concerning a particular item or service? Not sure what to do if a Medicare coverage policy doesn’t exist? A new FastTrack to Medicare Coverage Policies tool is now available…

No Medicare policies identified

March 19, 2026
In the absence of a LCD, NCD, billing and coding article or CMS manual instruction, NCCI or MUE, reasonable and necessary guidelines still apply. Read this article to learn more.

Submitting unsolicited paperwork (PWK) segments for electronic claims

March 17, 2026
The PWK (paperwork) segment of the X12N version 5010 allows for submission of supporting documentation with a version 5010 837 electronic claim. This article the steps to complete this process.
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