Skip to main content
First Coast Service Options home
  • Home
  • SPOT
  • FAQs
  • Specialties/Services
  • Topics
  • Contact Us/IVR
  • Español
Subscribe to eNews Contact us / IVR
First Coast Service Options home
  • Home
  • SPOT
  • FAQs
  • Specialties/Services
  • Topics
  • Contact Us/IVR
  • Español
Subscribe to eNews Contact us / IVR
  • Claims & EDI

    Fee Schedule Lookup

    Appeal Status

    SPOT

    Appeal Timeliness

    TIBCO Gateway Password Change

    Reason Code Lookup

    ERA Reload Requests

    Credit Balance Status

    • Claims & EDI
    • Appeals, Reopenings, & Overpayments
    • Billing & Coding
    • Claims Resources
    • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
    • Fee Schedules
  • Claims & EDI

    Fee Schedule Lookup

    Modifiers

    SPOT

    Appeals Status

    TIBCO Gateway Password Change

    Appeals Timeliness

    ERA Reload Requests

    Reopening Gateway

    • Claims & EDI
    • Appeals, Reopenings, & Overpayments
    • Billing & Coding
    • Claims Resources
    • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
    • Fee Schedules
  • Enrollment

    Enroll Online (PECOS)

    Status of Application

    Application Assistance Tool

    Enrollment Gateway

    • Enrollment
    • New Enrollment
    • Enrolling / Reporting Changes
    • Revalidation
    • Tips
  • Learning Center

    Events Calendar

    MyCEU Certificate Gateway

    On-Demand Learning

    New to Medicare?

    • Learning center
    • CMS Education
    • Latest Medicare Updates
  • Policy & Review Programs

    LCD Interactive Index

    Journey to LCD Coverage

    Prior Authorization

    CERT Program

    • Policy & Review Programs
    • LCDs / Medical Policy
    • Compliance & Review
    • Audit & Reimbursement
  • Tools & Forms

    SPOT

    Fee Schedule Lookup

    Enrollment / Revalidation Status

    LCD Interactive Index

    • Tools & Forms
    • Appeals
    • Billing / Coding
    • Claims
    • Compliance / Review
    • EDI / SPOT
    • Enrollment
    • Overpayments
  • Home
  • SPOT
  • FAQs
  • Specialties/Services
  • Topics
  • Contact Us/IVR
  • Home
  • Search results

Search results

Filter by type

  • Article
  • Downloads

Line of business

  • Part A (32)
  • Part B (37)

Category

  • (-) Claims (57)
  • EDI (1)
  • Enrollment (2)

Filter by date

  • Last 30 days
  • (-) Last 90 days
20 of 57 results
Previous searches:
Popular searches: Fees | Opt out

Tips on how to avoid billing a duplicate claim

March 18, 2026
Duplicate claim denials continue to be one of the top billing errors. Duplicate submission of Medicare claims causes an increase in cost, valuable time, and resources for you, as well as First Coast.

Resolution tips for overlapping claims

March 30, 2026
This job aid was prepared by the Part A/B and home health and hospice (HHH) MAC collaboration team to help providers that experience claim rejections for overlapping dates of service.

Reminder on mandatory Medicare claim submission requirements

April 6, 2026
Read this important article to learn about compliance with the mandatory Medicare claim submission requirements.

When not to show patient paid amounts on claims

April 6, 2026
First Coast has been made aware of complaints by beneficiaries being required to pay for services up front. This article explains what may occur when indicating a patient payment amount on a claim and provides solutions when assignment is a…

Important instructions for paper claim form CMS-1500 (version 02/12)

March 6, 2026
First Coast has noticed an increase in errors on the CMS-1500 (02/12) claim form. This article addresses important instructions regarding completion of the paper claim form.

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.

Ambulatory surgical center (ASC) pass-through devices

March 17, 2026
Pass-through status is determined for newly FDA-approved drug and device products on an individual basis. Review this article for more details on pass-through devices in an ambulatory surgical center (ASC).

Beneficiary-submitted claim filing instructions

April 8, 2026
This article provides beneficiary guidelines for submitting claims rendered in Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico.

Avoid negative impacts to your claims -- review LCD L39073 and billing and coding article A58812 pharmacogenomics testing

March 6, 2026
Important information you must know if you bill for pharmacogenomics testing.
  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹
  • Page 1
  • Current page 2
  • Page 3
  • …
  • Next page ›
  • Last page Last »
First Coast Service Options

Stay Informed

Subscribe to eNews

Subscribe to First Coast’s eNews to receive the latest Medicare news.

Stay Connected

Contact Us

Contact us Submit an online inquiry
Certified compliance professional
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services logo
ISO 9001:2015 certification
  • Provider website
    • Home
    • Latest news
    • Events calendar
    • About us
  • Helpful links
    • FAQs
    • SPOT portal
    • Tools & forms
    • Acronyms
    • Site map
  • Resources
    • Welcome to Medicare
    • Persons with Medicare
    • CMS.gov
Certified compliance professional
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services logo
ISO 9001:2015 certification
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Corporate Site

©2025 FIRST COAST SERVICE OPTIONS. INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED