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Posting Date: 05/09/2025

CO-109

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Palmetto GBA is the Medicare Administrative Contractor for processing claims of railroad retirees, regardless of their location. Providers and suppliers must verify patients' Medicare entitlement before [...]

Posting Date: 05/09/2025

CO-16

Avoiding/Correcting This Error This denial message is specific to chiropractic claims with CPT/HCPCS codes that are not billable by Medicare enrolled chiropractors. Medicare Part B coverage for chiropractic care is limited to spinal [...]

Posting Date: 05/09/2025

CO-16

Avoiding/Correcting This Error The MBI is necessary for all claims submitted to MAC. Claims without a correct MBI are rejected, requiring providers to verify and resubmit them. To avoid this, use the Eligibility Lookup in NGSConnex before [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

Skilled Nursing Facility Consolidated Billing

Did you know that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are responsible for paying outside entities for most services provided to beneficiaries while they are in a covered Part A stay and for certain services for Part B beneficiaries? Streamline [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

Outpatient Psychotherapy Services: A Focus on Coverage and Documentation Requirements

Outpatient psychotherapy services are being reviewed as part of our Part A Medical Review Targeted Probe and Educate program. This session will provide a high-level overview of outpatient psychotherapy services with a focus on coverage and [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

PR-31

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Services were denied for one or more of the following reasons: The name or Medicare number was incorrect or missing. The date of death precedes the date of service. Expenses were incurred prior to coverage. [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

PR-31

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Services were denied for one or more of the following reasons: The name or Medicare number was incorrect or missing. The date of death precedes the date of service. Expenses were incurred prior to coverage. [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

NGSConnex- Account Management

Do you need assistance with login issues and account suspensions? Do you know who your Local Security Officer is and what they are responsible for? We will also review how to edit the user profile and updating access within the portal. After [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

Provider Enrollment: Opioid Treatment Program

During this webinar, we’ll provide a brief overview of an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) provider, an understanding of submitting the CMS-855A or CMS-855B paper application and how to complete the provider enrollment Internet-based Provider [...]

Posting Date: 05/08/2025

Telehealth for Hospice Face-to-Face Recertification Extended Through September 30, 2025

Telehealth for Hospice Face-to-Face Recertification Extended Through September 30, 2025 Hospice physicians and nurse practitioners may continue to conduct the face-to-face encounter required for recertification using telehealth (audio/video [...]