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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.