Inpatient hospital short stay patient status reviews for acute care inpatient hospitals, long-term care hospitals, and inpatient psychiatric facilities.
Are you sending hardcopy mail to submit your requests to First Coast? Did you know there are faster and easier ways to send your requests to us? Avoid the wait. Learn about the electronic options available for you to submit Part B appeals a…
First Coast provides a variety of CERT-related educational resources to assist providers with navigating CERT program requirements and achieving Medicare program compliance. Review our newest releases of the CERT Insider's Guide, Fast facts…
This article provides information regarding unsolicited / voluntary refunds, that is, monies received by Medicare not related to an open account receivable.
Effective August 31, 2023, documentation is required for claims submitted with modifier 22. To avoid claim rejects and future appeals due to incorrect claim submissions, we’re providing guidance on how to properly submit a claim when applyi…
The principal physician of record appends modifier “-AI” to their initial hospital care or nursing facility visit code. All other physicians who perform an initial evaluation on this patient bill without modifier "-AI" to indicate specialty…
Providers are encouraged to use the KX modifier on 837D claims submitted with dental services inextricably linked to covered medical services. Read this article to learn more.
When a medical reviewer contacts the provider requesting to submit an attestation statement or signature log to authenticate a medical record, the provider must submit the attestation statement or signature log within 20-calendar days.