There could be several reasons why your claim was denied or otherwise did not process successfully. Use these available resources to identify claims processing codes.
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.
For Part A providers with multiple facility PTANs linked to a single NPI, learn about our new automated process to match the most appropriate PTAN to your NPI.
First Coast is responsible to ensure compliance with the credit balance reporting process. The information provided below offers a brief explanation of how the CMS-838 credit balance reports should appear before either faxing to First Coast…
This document outlines instructions -- for Medicare administrative contractors -- regarding how to request assistance from First Coast to resolve an overlapping claim.
In this special edition article, CMS stresses the importance of staying informed of all CMS national inpatient hospital policy and national and local coverage determinations regarding making a clinical decision to admit a patient. The artic…
Payment for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) are made under a separate payment system. As such, certain modifiers are specific to ASCs. This article explores these modifiers.