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Posting Date: 02/26/2024
Ambulance Duplicate Claim Denials
Ambulance Duplicate Claim Denials Duplicate trips may be reported on the same claim if the ZIP code for the point of pick-up for both trips is the same. If separate claims are submitted for the same beneficiary on the same day with the same [...]
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Posting Date: 03/27/2025
Ambulance Services and the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage
Ambulance Services and the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage To follow are Medicare’s guidelines regarding the use of an ABN for ambulance services. Per the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-Only Manual (IOM) [...]
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Posting Date: 01/31/2015
Ambulance Transports Included in SNF Consolidated Billing
Ambulance Transports Included in SNF Consolidated Billing Transport Description Medical Necessity Met Ambulance Billing Modifiers and Other Considerations Who is Responsible for Payment? Reference(s) SNF to [...]
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Posting Date: 04/15/2022
Ambulance Physician Certification Statement Guidelines
Ambulance Physician Certification Statement Guidelines Certification Type Certification Required? Yes/No Who May Sign the Certification Timeframe Other Information /Resources Nonemergency, scheduled, [...]
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Posting Date: 10/27/2022
Coverage of Rural Air Ambulance Services
Coverage of Rural Air Ambulance Services Section 415 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 provides coverage for rural air ambulance services that are reasonable and necessary and ordered by qualified personnel. Medicare considers the [...]
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Posting Date: 04/15/2022
Ambulance Transports Excluded from SNF Consolidated Billing
Ambulance Transports Excluded from SNF Consolidated Billing When a Medicare beneficiary is a resident in a SNF under a Part A stay, not all ambulance transports are included in the PPS (prospective payment system) payment for a SNF. SNF [...]
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Posting Date: 07/29/2025
National Government Services Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting
National Government Services Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting There will be a multi-jurisdictional CAC meeting held on Wednesday 8/20/2025 at 3:30-5:30 p.m. ET, 2:30-4:30 p.m. CT. Meeting details can be found on the National Government [...]
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Posting Date: 12/31/2018
Ambulance Medical Necessity Reminder for ESRD Patients
Ambulance Medical Necessity Reminder for ESRD Patients National Government Services receives a significant amount of dialysis facility ambulance transports that do not meet medical necessity criteria. Documentation must explicitly describe the [...]
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Posting Date: 04/22/2020
Related Content
Related Content Ambulance Services Center MLN® Booklet: Medicare Ambulance Transports Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 10, [...]
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Posting Date: 06/27/2017
Ambulance Medical Necessity
Ambulance Medical Necessity According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Internet Only Manual (IOM) 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 10, Ambulance Services; (400 KB) 10.2 - Necessity and Reasonableness [...]
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Posting Date: 06/27/2022
Billing for A0426 or A0428
Billing for A0426 or A0428 National Government Services has been receiving electronic claims with the 2300 REF segment (G1 qualifier) for prior authorization, however, the value entered in REF02 is a ZIP code. This segment is intended for the [...]
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Posting Date: 08/06/2015
Medical Necessity of Ambulance Services
Medical Necessity of Ambulance Services Table of Contents Medical Necessity of Ambulance Services What You Can Do Nearest Appropriate Facility: GY Modifier What You Can Do Related Content [Return to Top] Medical [...]
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Posting Date: 04/29/2022
Proper Claim Submission for Repetitive, Scheduled, Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports
Proper Claim Submission for Repetitive, Scheduled, Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports The CMS implemented the prior authorization of RSNAT. NGS J6 states Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin were added to the RSNAT Model effective with dates [...]
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Posting Date: 11/12/2020
Responsibility of Providing a Properly Executed Physician Certification Statement/Certificate of Medically Necessity
Responsibility of Providing a Properly Executed Physician Certification Statement/Certificate of Medically Necessity Recent National Government Services educational efforts have highlighted an issue between facilities and the ambulance [...]
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Posting Date: 03/03/2025
National A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition
National A/B Medicare Administrative Contractor Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition Attention Ambulance Providers In response to numerous and continued requests from the ambulance community, the AB MACs have put together a National AB MAC [...]
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Posting Date: 06/03/2022
Network Service Vendors
Network Service Vendors National Government Services requires connectivity to the EDI Gateway for exchange of EDI data through select NSVs. In addition to connectivity to the EDI Gateway for the exchange of HIPPAA transactions, these vendors [...]
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Posting Date: 07/29/2025
Automated CMS System for Tracking Audit and Reimbursement Calculated Tentative
Automated CMS System for Tracking Audit and Reimbursement Calculated Tentative Beginning with cost reports received on or after 7/14/2025, all hospital cost reports will process through the automated CMS STAR Calculated Tentative. With this [...]
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Posting Date: 07/29/2025
Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating
Tobacco Cessation Counseling Doesn’t Have To Be Lengthy or Intimidating Did you know that tobacco cessation counseling is a covered Medicare service? Brief tobacco counseling provides substantial health benefits while producing cost savings. [...]
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Posting Date: 06/01/2020
New York State Ambulance Services in Rural Areas (for JK providers only)
New York State Ambulance Services in Rural Areas NYS has unique requirements for the payment of paramedic intercept services when an ambulance company can provide only BLS services. Paramedic intercept services can be approved in counties and [...]
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