SPOT features and functionality

SPOT features and functionality Part A Part B

1099 forms

Submit and retrieve 1099 forms

X X

ACO REACH

Obtain Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) model information

X X
Appeal Development Letters
View letters requesting additional information needed to process an appeal

X

X

Appeal requests

Submit appeal requests with documentation  

X X

Appeal status

Obtain information regarding status of appeals, including the outcome and copies of redetermination notices

X X

AR transaction information

Obtain account receivable details including recoupment, adjustment, collection amounts, and duplicate demand letters

X X

Claim correction

Make basic corrections to claims that include the number of services or units, diagnosis codes, procedure codes and certain history corrections

  X

Claim correction confirmation

Receive confirmation on claim correction submissions

  X

Claim status

Obtain the status of a claim that is accepted into the claim processing system

X

Claim submission / ERA

Upload 837 claim files for processing and download 835 ERA files to review claim processing outcomes

X X

Claim summary

View claim summary information per provider such as the number of claims approved to

process, claims pending, and more 

X X

Comparative billing report (CBR)

Obtain reports, which provide insight into billing trends, and assist providers with self-audits of procedures and billing practices

 

X

Credit balance report submission

Submit quarterly credit balance reports electronically, rather than by mail 

X  

DCN lookup

Lookup document control number (DCN) information 

X  

Demand letter / overpayment details 

Obtain overpayment / demand letters and corresponding financial details

X X

Eligibility

Check patient eligibility and obtain benefit details

X X

FCN lookup

Lookup financial control number (FCN) information 

  X

General inquiry

Submit general inquiries such as questions related to coverage guidelines, policy issues, or how to bill Medicare

X X

MBI lookup tool

Look up patient Medicare beneficiary identifier (MBI) numbers

X X

Medical review claims

View additional documentation request (ADR) status and dates, copies of ADR letters, and status and outcome of the review

X X

Medical records / ADR

Respond to both Claim and Medical ADR requests for additional information or medical record submissions

X X

MSP overpayment refund

Submit a request for an MSP overpayment to be performed

  X

Non-MSP overpayment refund

Submit a request for a non-MSP overpayment to be performed

  X

Overpayment correction

Submit corrections to claims that were overpaid. 

  X

Overpayment demand letters

View, save, or print copies of overpayment letters

X X

Overpayment redetermination

Report a duplicate claim, services not rendered, or other correction on a single line or full claim.

 

X

Payment status

Obtain check information such as check number, amount, dates, and check status. 

X X

Prior authorization requests

Part A and B: 

  • Hospital outpatient department (OPD) services

Part B only:

  • Submit prior authorization requests for Part B repetitive non-emergent ambulance transportation
X X

Provider audit and reimbursement

Submit documentation to Provider Audit & Reimbursement including supplemental security income (SSI) realignment requests, wage index / occupational mix submissions, cost report reopening requests, and more

X

 

Provider data summary

Submit documentation to Provider Audit & Reimbursement including supplemental security income (SSI) realignment requests, wage index / occupational mix submissions, cost report reopening requests, and more

X X
Redetermination Notices
Obtain the outcome of appeal decisions by viewing copies of the Redetermination Notices

X

X

Remittance advice

View, save, or print copies of the remittance like the standard paper remittance (SPR)

X X

Submission history

Review submission history details

X  X

For instructions on using these features once enrolled for SPOT, access the links below:

The SPOT: User Guide