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Foreword Revised
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Chapter 1: General Information The Medicare Program
The Medicare Card
The Common Working File
Deductible and Coinsurance
The CMS Internet-Only Manuals
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Chapter 2: Enrollment Process Revised National Provider Identifier
Obtaining and Retaining Medicare DMEPOS     Billing Privileges
Change of Information
Directory of Medicare Suppliers
Supplier Standards
Change of Ownership
Resources Available to Assist Suppliers with     the Enrollment Process
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Chapter 3: Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program Revised Overview
Competitive Bidding Implementation     Contractor
Delay of the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive     Bidding Program
Additional Information
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Chapter 4: Participation Program Revised Enrollment
Benefits of Participation
Assignment of Claims
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Chapter 5: Coordination of Benefits Contractor Coordination of Benefits Contractor
Medicare’s Role
Medicare Secondary Payer Programs
CMS MSP Questionnaire
Billing Requirements
Claim Liability Calculation
Medicare Secondary Payer Overpayments
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Chapter 6: Medical Policy Information Revised General Medical Policy Information
Current DMEPOS Medical Policies
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Chapter 7: Certificates of Medical Necessity/DME MAC Information Forms Revised Overview
DME Forms
External Infusion Pumps and     Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition
CMN/DIF Completion Instructions
Cover Letters
HCPCS Codes Requiring a CMN or a DIF
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Chapter 8: Documentation/Break in Service/Break in Billing Revised Orders
Certificates of Medical Necessity
Documentation in the Patient's Medical     Record
Proof of Delivery Requirements
Requests for Additional Information
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Chapter 9: Advance Determination of Medicare Coverage Revised Eligible Items
Submitting ADMC Requests
ADMC Requirements
ADMC Determination
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Chapter 10: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Coverage Revised General Guidelines
Limitation on Liability
Upgrades
Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage     Completion
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Chapter 11: Claim Filing Jurisdiction Revised Claim Filing Based on Beneficiary Address
Disposition of Incorrectly Filed Claims
Durable Medical Equipment Medicare     Administrative Contractors
DME MAC Jurisdiction Map
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Chapter 12: Claim Submission Acceptable Claim Formats
Claim Filing Time Limits
Signature on File Requirements
Ordering Claim Forms
Ordering Information
CMS-1500 Hints and Tips
New Revised CMS-1500 Claim Form (Version     08-05)
Sample CMS-1500 Claim Form (Version 08-     05)PDF Version of Chapter 7
CMS-1500 Claim Form (Version 08-05) Field     Descriptions and Instructions
Mailing Address
Resources
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Chapter 13: Electronic Data Interchange Revised Electronic Media Claims
Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
Common Electronic Data Interchange
Electronic Format
How to Become an Electronic Submitter
Front-End Edit Report
Electronic Remittance Advice
Electronic Funds Transfer
Claim Status Inquiry/Beneficiary Eligibility
Jurisdiction B DME MAC EDI Help Desk
E-Commerce Consultants
National Government Services Web Site
Listserv
E-Commerce Connection
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Chapter 14: Level II HCPCS Codes and HCPCS Modifiers Revised Level II HCPCS Codes
HCPCS Modifiers
The Pricing, Data Analysis, and Coding     Contractor
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Chapter 15: DMEPOS Payment Categories Revised Inexpensive or Other Routinely Purchased     DME
Items Requiring Frequent and Substantial     Servicing
Customized Items
Other Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators
Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Pumps
Home Dialysis Supplies
Sample ESRD-382 Form
Capped Rental Items
Sample Rent/Purchase Option for Electric     Wheelchairs Letter
Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment
Repairs, Maintenance and Replacement
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Chapter 16: Pricing Revised Fee Schedules
Reasonable Charges
Drug Pricing
Individual Consideration
Inherent Reasonableness
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Chapter 17: Medicare Benefit and Denial Categories  Benefit Categories
Denial Categories
Prevention of Common Claim Submission     Errors
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Chapter 18: Supplier Remittance Notice General Information
Tips for Reading the Remittance Notice
Sample Remittance Notice
Remittance Notice Key
Resources
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Chapter 19: Medicare Summary Notice Sample MSN
Summary of Numbered Fields on Sample     MSN
Resources
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Chapter 20: Reopenings and Appeals Revised Reopenings for Minor Errors and Omissions
Appeals
Sample Jurisdiction B DME MAC Request for     Redetermination Form
Sample Jurisdiction B DME MAC     Reconsideration Request Form
Sample Form CMS - 1696 Appointment of     Representative
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Chapter 21: Overpayments Revised DME MAC Initiated Demand Letters
The Offset Process
Immediate Offset by Fax
Sample Jurisdiction B DME MAC ORU Offset     Request Form
Supplier Voluntary Refunds
Sample Jurisdiction B DME MAC ORU     Voluntary Refund Form
Change of Address
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Chapter 22: Customer Care Interactive Voice Response Unit
Customer Care Contact Center
Telephone Inquiries
Written Inquiries
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Chapter 23: Resources Revised Jurisdiction B DME MAC Contact Information
Jurisdiction B DME MAC Forms Index
Acronyms
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