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Posting Date: 01/19/2022
Delivering a Lifestyle Change for Medicare Beneficiaries
Delivering a Lifestyle Change for Medicare Beneficiaries Providers play a vital role in beneficiary referrals. Although a referral is not required, a provider’s assessment during the AWV or the IPPE is strongly recommended by NGS. Providers [...]
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Posting Date: 01/19/2022
Receiving CDC Recognition and Medicare Enrollment
Receiving CDC Recognition and Medicare Enrollment Organizations who wish to furnish MDPP services to beneficiaries and bill Medicare for those services must enroll in Medicare as an MDPP supplier. To become a Medicare-enrolled MDPP supplier, [...]
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Posting Date: 01/19/2022
MDPP Codes and Payment Amounts 2023
MDPP Codes and Payment Amounts 2023 HCPCS G-codes are used when submitting claims to bill Medicare for payment. MDPP HCPCS G-codes may be used only one time per eligible beneficiary (except for G9890 and G9891). The initial session (G9873) [...]
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Posting Date: 02/06/2024
MDPP Codes and Payment Amounts 2024
MDPP Codes and Payment Amounts 2024 Medicare pays up to 22 visits billed with codes G9886 and G9887, combined, in a 12-month period: Months 1–6: one in-person/distance learning visit every week (up to 16) Months 7–12: one [...]
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Posting Date: 01/19/2022
MDPP Billing Information
MDPP Billing Information In addition to the usual information that needs to be completed to file a claim for a Medicare Part B service to your MAC, you will need to complete the following items of the CMS-1500 form or electronic equivalent [...]
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Posting Date: 01/19/2022
Contact Information and Resources
Contact Information and Resources Inquiry Type Examples Help Desk Contact Information Process of MDPP CDC Recognition Credential via CDC, check status of application for CDC recognition or submitting [...]
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Posting Date: 11/15/2021
Prevent Revalidation Processing Delays
Prevent Revalidation Processing Delays When National Government Services receives a revalidation application, we often determine additional information is needed to process the application. In those cases, a request for additional information [...]
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Posting Date: 08/01/2024
Medicare University
Medicare University National Government Services offers a variety of teleconferences, webinars and face-to-face educational sessions on Medicare-related topics including rules and regulations throughout the year. Medicare University (MU), our [...]
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Posting Date: 09/10/2024
Expected Timeframes for Therapy Services
Expected Timeframes for Therapy Services CMS and CPT guidelines for provider time spent and documented on therapy services may vary, depending on the definition of the service and the context in which it is performed. Therapy services [...]
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Posting Date: 06/22/2022
Standard Companion Guide Trading Partner Information
Standard Companion Guide Trading Partner Information Instructions Related to the X12 277 Health Care Claim Request for Additional Information Version 6020 Companion Guide Version Number: 6.0 Revised: October 2019 Preface Companion Guides [...]
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Posting Date: 04/20/2022
Standard Companion Guide Trading Partner Information
Standard Companion Guide Trading Partner Information Instructions Related to the X12 278 and 275 Prior Authorization Transactions Companion Guide Version Number: 1.0 Created: April, 2022 Preface Companion Guides (CG) may contain two types of [...]
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Posting Date: 06/15/2022
Creating a 276 Claim Status Request in PC-ACE
Creating a 276 Claim Status Request in PC-ACE Claim Status Request Files must be prepared and transmitted using communication software. Select INST or PROF from the PC-ACE Claims Processing System main menu. Select List Claims [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2016
PC-ACE for Institutional Users: Importing and Reading the 999 and 277CA Files
PC-ACE: Importing and Reading the 999 and 277CA Files In order for PC-ACE to read 999 or 277CA files, they must be saved into the proper sub-folder within the WINPCACE folder. 277CA files go within the Stat1500 (Part B) sub-folder or the [...]
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Posting Date: 03/28/2022
PC-ACE Quick Reference Guide: Medicare Secondary Payer
PC-ACE Quick Reference Guide: Medicare Secondary Payer The following are Medicare A (Institutional) instructions for entering line item and claim information into PC-ACE when Medicare is the secondary payer. Situations where Medicare is the [...]
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Posting Date: 11/19/2018
View and Print ERA in PC-ACE
View and Print ERA in PC-ACE PC-ACE offers the ability to translate an ERA to either view and/or print for both institutional and professional ERAs after they have been downloaded. ERAs viewed/printed in PC-ACE provides the same data that is [...]
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Posting Date: 09/26/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 26, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: September 26, 2024 News CMS Roundup (September 20, 2024) Cardiovascular Disease: Talk with Your Patients about Screening Claims, Pricers, & Codes Cardiology CPT Code 75580: Issue with Claims Returned to [...]
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Posting Date: 10/08/2021
Bone Mass Measurements
Preventive Services Guide Bone Mass Measurements Table of Contents Bone Mass Measurements Risk Factors Coverage Guidelines and Frequency Limits Coverage Criteria HCPCS/CPT Coding HCPCS/CPT Codes ICD-10 Codes Diagnosis [...]
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Posting Date: 10/06/2021
Hepatitis B Virus Screening
Preventive Services Guide Hepatitis B Virus Screening Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver, it is spread through contact with infected blood or body fluids and can be transmitted through sex with an infected person or by sharing [...]
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Posting Date: 10/06/2021
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIBC to Prevent STIs
Preventive Services Guide Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIBC to Prevent STIs Table of Contents Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections Coverage Criteria High/Increased Risk Factors Frequency Limits [...]
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