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Claim Reopening: Request types and tips

December 23, 2025
View these request types and tips for claim reopenings.

Before you appeal a claim or request a redetermination

December 23, 2025
Before you request a redetermination on a denied claim, review these tips to avert delays in payment and save some valuable time.

Cardiology: Avoid denials and appeals -- new dual diagnosis requirements for cardiovascular stress test procedures

December 23, 2025
First Coast is receiving several appeals of cardiovascular stress test claims that now require dual diagnoses. Please review this article for details on avoiding unnecessary denials and appeals by submitting the claim correctly the first ti…

Claim Reopening Gateway - Help Guide

December 23, 2025
Welcome to the First Coast Claim Reopening Gateway Help Guide.

How to complete the Medicare reconsideration request form (CMS-20033)

December 23, 2025
Find the appropriate forms to appeal claim decisions.

Clerical reopening requests

December 23, 2025
Avoid the appeals process by making minor claim corrections through a clerical reopening request for Part B claims.

New provider roadmap

December 23, 2025
View this new provider roadmap for guidance through the Medicare process.

Update of the 2025 dollar amount in controversy required to sustain appeal rights for an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Hearing or Federal District Court Review

December 23, 2025
Section 1869(b)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended by Section 940 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), requires an annual reevaluation of the dollar amount in controvers

Changes to amount in controversy (AIC) for appeals in 2026

December 23, 2025
The claims value in dispute must meet the threshold for obtaining an administrative law judge (ALJ) hearing and a judicial review in federal district court. This is called the “amount in controversy.” The amount in controversy is recalculat…

New provider roadmap: Appeals

January 9, 2026
An appeal is a new and independent review of an initial determination of a claim.
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