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Posting Date: 06/16/2025

The National Correct Coding Initiative and Medically Unlikely Edits for Part B Providers

This webinar will assist Part B providers with navigating tables for the National Correct Coding Initiative and the medically unlikely edits. We'll also review the proper modifiers to use to avoid denials. There will be time for your [...]

Posting Date: 06/16/2025

Interactive Voice Response System Changes Coming Soon

Interactive Voice Response System Changes Coming Soon We’re making changes to our IVR system. You’ll still dial the same number, but you’ll hear a new voice. Although the IVR provides instructions throughout the call, we want to point out some [...]

Posting Date: 01/01/1970

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Posting Date: 06/16/2025

Medicare Part B Ambulance Coverage, Basics and Billing

During this webinar, we'll educate new staff or those needing a refresher on basic Medicare Part B ambulance billing guidelines.

Posting Date: 06/16/2025

Medicare Portable X-Ray Survey Reminder

Medicare Portable X-Ray Survey Reminder MACs, under the direction of the CMS, are conducting a national cost analysis survey to assess the transportation components of portable X-ray services, specifically HCPCS codes R0070 and R0075. This [...]

Posting Date: 07/14/2022

View a General Inquiry

View a General Inquiry Table of Contents View a General Inquiry Attachments [Return to Top] View a General Inquiry National Government Services, Inc. will respond to your inquiry via NGSConnex within 45-business days of the date your [...]

Posting Date: 10/28/2021

Other Audit Contractor ADRs

Other Audit Contractor Additional Development Requests Origins Facts Identification Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Recovery Auditor Contractors (RAC) [...]

Posting Date: 07/18/2023

Medical Review: Targeted Probe and Educate Review Topics

Jurisdiction 6 HH+H Targeted Probe and Educate: Medical Review Topics Topic CPT Code(s) Common Denials Resources Home Health Services - Medical Necessity ICD-10 Z47-Z47.89 N/A 55H3V – The documentation did [...]

Posting Date: 06/17/2025

NGSConnex: Local Security Officer Overview, Access and Navigation

This webinar is geared toward all lines of business for those who will be a Local Security Officer (LSO) in the NGSConnex portal. Come join us and see how NGSConnex can make your life a little easier. We will review the responsibilities of an [...]

Posting Date: 06/17/2025

Part A Ambulance Transport: Understanding the Basics

The purpose of this presentation is to give Medicare Part A Ambulance providers a better understanding of who is responsible to report services to Medicare.

Posting Date: 06/17/2025

Holding MSP Claims Receiving CWF Edit 6802

Certain MSP claims are incorrectly rejected against CWF edit 6802. On 4/24/2025, CMS directed MACs to hold all MSP claims editing with 6802 while CWF works to correct the issue.

Posting Date: 06/18/2025

Steps to Claim Corrections

This webinar includes the top continuous errors we find at National Government Services with claim submissions. Join us to learn how to correct your claims. We will also include an interactive segment on the different claim scenarios that cause [...]

Posting Date: 06/18/2025

Proper Part B Claim Submissions

This webinar is intended to educate providers and office staff members on how to complete a clean claim to avoid claim rejections, developments or denials. We will guide you through the CMS-1500 claim form and the electronic equivalent loops [...]

Posting Date: 06/18/2025

Reducing Unprocessable Claims

When claims are submitted with invalid, incomplete or incorrect information, our claims processing system will detect these errors and will reject claims as unprocessable. Our goal is to assist our providers in submitting claims correctly the [...]

Posting Date: 06/18/2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: June 18, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: June 18, 2025 News 2023 Doctors & Clinicians Preview Period Open Until June 25 Hospital Price Transparency: Respond to Accuracy & Completeness RFI by July 21 Medicare Part B Discarded Drug Program: Get [...]

Posting Date: 03/26/2024

Self-Administered Drug Exclusion

Self-Administered Drug Exclusion Medications that are self-administered more than 50% of the time for all Medicare beneficiaries are excluded from Medicare Part B coverage. At the direction of CMS, each MAC shall create an article that [...]

Posting Date: 07/16/2024

Home Health Certifying Provider Change

Home Health Certifying Provider Change Home health certifying physician or NPP changes can occur anytime for a variety of reasons. Some examples may include practitioner retirement or vacation and patient choice. Regardless of the [...]

Posting Date: 10/15/2021

Home Health Referrals

Home Health Referrals Table of Contents Home Health Referrals Order for Home Health Services Documentation to Support Homebound Status Documentation to Support the Need for Skilled Services Documentation Regarding the Face-to-Face [...]

Posting Date: 01/27/2015

Home Health Forms – Which is Required?

Home Health Forms – Which is Required? The Advance Beneficiary Notice/Home Health Change of Care Notice/Notice of Medicare Noncoverage Scenario ABN HHHCN NOMNC Patient met goals under the POC and is being [...]

Posting Date: 06/07/2021

Eligibility Criteria for Face-to-Face Encounters

Eligibility Criteria for Face-to-Face Encounters National Government Services is reminding home health providers that a face-to-face encounter form is not adequate documentation to support that a face-to-face encounter occurred. [...]