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  • Posting Date: 05/14/2025
    Provider Enrollment: Eliminate Development Request for Additional Information

    Provider Enrollment: Eliminate Development Request for Additional Information To eliminate requests for additional information and documentation on provider enrollment applications, ensure all necessary actions are complete before submission. [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    Register Now and Join Us!

    Register Now and Join Us! June 3-5, 2025 There's still time to register for the 2025 Spring Part B Virtual Conference. Immerse yourself in expert-led sessions designed to transform compliance understanding into action.   Posted 5/13/2025

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    Getting Access to PECOS

    During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to obtain access to the Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) and gain connection to provider enrollment record as well as understand other Centers for Medicare & [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    Complying with Medicare Signature Requirements

    Complying with Medicare Signature Requirements Medicare Compliance: Verify signature requirements have been met before you submit your medical records to prevent CERT errors. Review the CERT Alert article Signature [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    Hospice Billing Coffee Break

    Provider Outreach and Education is hosting a 30-minute coffee break to help answer your troublesome hospice billing questions. This is a great opportunity to discuss areas of billing more in depth and review helpful guides and resources. Keep [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    Medicare Part B Preventive Services: Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity and Depression Screening

    During this webinar, we'll review the Medicare coverage, coding and billing guidelines for intensive behavioral therapy for obesity and screening for depression in adults.

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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: 05/13/2025
    PECOS: View and Manage Reassignments through Group Enrollment

    During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to view and manage reassignments through the group enrollment in Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), including to add or terminate reassignments. Individual [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    Provider Enrollment Revalidation Overview

    During this webinar, learn about important changes in the revalidation process, how to determine Medicare enrollment revalidation due date and information to avoid disruption in Medicare billing.

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    Federally Qualified Health Center Basic Billing and Reimbursement

    Are you a federally qualified health center (FQHC) provider eager to deepen your understanding of billing and reimbursement under FQHC prospective payment system (PPS)? Whether you're new to the role or just need a refresher, this webinar [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    CO-22

    Avoiding/Correcting This Error During patient registration it’s important for office staff to identify whether a beneficiary’s claims should be covered by other insurance before, or in addition to, Medicare. Providers shall use our [...]

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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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • 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 [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    CO-16

    Avoiding/Correcting This Error This rejection is the result of submitting a CPT/HCPCS code without a required modifier. You are required to research the proper modifier to report with the CPT/HCPCS code then submit a new claim. Please use [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    OA-18

    Avoiding/Correcting This Error A duplicate claim submission occurs when a provider resubmits a claim either on paper or electronically for a single encounter and the service is provided by the same provider to the: same beneficiary; for the [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    CO-16

    Avoiding/Correcting This Error The billing provider's information on the claim is missing or invalid. To avoid this error, ensure the following details are accurate and included: the billing provider's NPI, name, address, ZIP code and phone [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    CO-109

    Avoiding/Correcting This Error This denial is received when your Medicare patient is enrolled in an MA plan, instead of “traditional fee-for-service” Medicare. MA plans are health plans offered by private companies approved by Medicare [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    CO-16

    Avoiding/Correcting This Error Certain services require the name and NPI of the ordering or referring physician, depending on the service type. Definitions: Referring Physician: Requests an item or service for a Medicare beneficiary. [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    Podiatry Services - Routine Foot Care and Debridement of Nails

    While the Medicare Program generally excludes routine foot care services from coverage, there are specific indications or exceptions under which there are program benefits. Medicare payment may be made for routine foot care when the patient has [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    Home Health Billing Coffee Break

    Provider Outreach and Education is hosting a 30-minute coffee break to help answer your troublesome billing questions. This is a great opportunity to discuss areas of billing more in depth and review helpful guides and resources. Keep in mind [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/09/2025
    Critical Care and Medicare Billing Compliance

    While critical care codes did not change with the 2021 or 2023 AMA CPT updates, there are a lot of guidelines for billing these services. During this webinar, we'll discuss critical care coding, what is and is not critical care, how to [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/08/2025
    Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring Updates

    Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring Updates The CMS MLN Booklet® Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring has been updated with important information effective 10/1/2025. Posted 5/8/2025

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  • Posting Date: 08/15/2022
    Eligible Method II Providers

    Eligible Method II Providers If a CAH wants to become a Method II biller, email the request to A&R at ngsreimbursement@anthem.com.  Suppliers who can enroll as a Method II Biller Reassignment. Doctor of Medicine (MD) Doctor of [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    The Medicare Appeals Process: What You Need to Know

    This informative session will help you navigate Medicare’s appeals process by providing information on what an appeal is, how to determine if a claim can be appealed, who may file an appeal, the appeal levels, timeframes and documentation [...]

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  • Posting Date: 11/03/2022
    Paperwork Segment – PWK

    Paperwork Segment – PWK PWK is a segment in the 837 electronic claim transaction. It links an electronic claim with the supporting documentation submitted by the provider. PWK indicators on the electronic claim notify NGS that documentation [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Paperwork Segment – PWK

    Paperwork Segment – PWK The paperwork segment of an electronic claim submission is commonly known as PWK. PWK can be used when an electronically submitted claim requires additional documentation for purposes of claim processing. View our [...]

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  • Posting Date: 04/25/2024
    Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting Announcement

    Local Coverage Determination Open Meeting Announcement Table of Contents Jurisdiction 6/Jurisdiction K Part A/Part B MAC Requests to Present Registered Presenters (Slide Presentations Only) Observers Comments on Proposed LCDs [...]

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  • Posting Date: 01/01/1970
    Biomarker Testing for Neuroendocrine Tumors/Neoplasms

    Biomarker Testing for Neuroendocrine Tumors/Neoplasms N/A L37851 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?lcdid=37851 A57059 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=57059 A56247 [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/13/2025
    MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 13, 2025

    MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 13, 2025 News CMS Seeks Public Input on Improving Technology to Empower Medicare Beneficiaries Posted 5/13/2025

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 15, 2025

    MLN Connects® Newsletter: May 15, 2025 News CMS Releases Draft Guidance for the Third Cycle of Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program to Lower Drug Prices for American Patients Opioid Treatment Programs: CY 2025 Updates Laboratories: [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Billing Telehealth Services for Part B Providers

    During this webinar, we’ll provide you with insight into covered Medicare telehealth services and coverage requirements. We’ll discuss originating sites, distant sites and billing and payment guidelines.

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Private Practice Physical/Occupational Therapy Billing

    We invite you to join our informative webinar focused on billing guidelines for physical and occupational therapy in private practice. During this webinar, we'll review important topics such as the appropriate use of the KX modifier and the [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    How to Avoid Duplicate Claims

    Duplicate denials continue to be one of the top billing errors. Unnecessary duplicate filing of Medicare claims cost the provider's office valuable time and resources, as well as Medicare's time and money to process them. Please join us [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855A Paper Application

    During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855A provider enrollment paper application.

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Medicare Compliance With the Incident To Provision

    Do you have nonphysician practitioners that are, or could be, providing services incident to the physicians in the practice? Are you following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations for this program? Staying [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application

    During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855I provider enrollment paper application for a group member, sole proprietor or sole owner and we’ll also focus on reassigning Medicare benefits.

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use

    In an effort to raise awareness and increase utilization of tobacco use counseling, we’ll focus on the effects of nicotine dependence including affected health consequences during this webinar. Medicare coverage, coding, billing and [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use

    In an effort to raise awareness and increase utilization of tobacco use counseling, we’ll focus on the effects of nicotine dependence including affected health consequences during this webinar. Medicare coverage, coding, billing and [...]

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  • Posting Date: 05/15/2025
    Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855B Paper Application

    During this webinar, we'll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855B provider enrollment paper application for a clinic, group or supplier.

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