Improving Customer Experience

Improving Customer Experience We are committed to improving your experience. Please watch this two-minute video that explains how each day we review comments from providers who submit surveys to let us know what is working well and how we can [...]

Ambulance Services and Establishing Medical Necessity for Part B Providers

This webinar will help the ambulance community understand the importance of medical necessity as it pertains to Medicare’s coverage guidelines.

Bone Mass Measurement: Promoting Good Health Through Disease Prevention and Detection

Medicare covers many preventive services to keep your patients healthy. Preventive services can help find health problems early, when treatment works best, and can help keep your patients from getting certain diseases. Register today for an [...]

ASCA Requirements for Paper Claim Submissions

Table of Contents ASCA Requirements for Paper Claim Submissions Submitting Electronic Claims Submitting Paper Claims ASCA Exception Criteria Related Content [Return to Top] ASCA Requirements for Paper Claim Submissions [...]

EDI Enrollment JK

Helpful Resources Approved Entities Network Service Vendors EDI Application Status Search Tool NPI/PTAN Crosswalk Contact the EDI Help Desk: 888-379-9132 Available by phone or email Monday–Friday* 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. [...]

EDI Enrollment J6

Helpful Resources Approved Entities Network Service Vendors EDI Application Status Search Tool NPI/PTAN Crosswalk Contact the EDI Help Desk: 877-273-4334 Available by phone or email Monday–Friday* 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. [...]

Using the Medicare Coverage Database: How to Find Important Medicare Coverage Information

Are you responsible for looking up whether a service is covered in the Medicare program at your facility but you're not sure where to look for the most relevant information? As a health care provider, you are responsible for understanding [...]

The National Correct Coding Initiatives Procedure-to-Procedure and Medically Unlikely Edits

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services developed the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) program to promote national correct coding. Incorrect coding often leads to improper payment and increases the paid claims error rate. If you [...]

Administrative Simplification Compliance Act Waiver Request Form

July 2025 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts

July 2025 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the Upcoming July 2025 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Wednesday, 7/2/2025 and Dark Days starting Thursday, 7/3/2025 (including July 4th [...]

Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement National Government Services has reviewed the radiopharmaceutical pricing methodology set forth in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Section 303(h) which states that [...]

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses Business Function State Mailing Address Additional Documentation Requests CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT National Government Services, Inc. P.O. Box 7108 Indianapolis, IN [...]

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses Business Function Mailing Address Additional Development Requests National Government Services, Inc. Attn: Medical Review P.O. Box 6474 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6474 [...]

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses Business Function State Mailing Address Appeals AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Island, MI, MN, NJ, NY, WI, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands [...]

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses Business Function State Mailing Address Additional Documentation Requests CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT National Government Services, Inc. P.O. Box 7108 Indianapolis, IN [...]

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses Business Function Mailing Address Additional Development Requests National Government Services, Inc. Attn: Medical Review P.O. Box 6474 Indianapolis, IN 46206-6474 [...]

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses

P.O. Box Mailing Addresses Business Function State Mailing Address Additional Documentation Requests CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT National Government Services, Inc. P.O. Box 7108 Indianapolis, IN [...]

New Recovery Audit Contractor

New Recovery Audit Contractor On 4/28/2025, CMS awarded Cotiviti GOV Services LLC the RAC contracts for Region 5 . Region 5 encompasses JA, JB, JC, JD, and the HHH MACs: J6, J15, JK, and JM. Performant previously managed Region 5 and will [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Promoting Good Health Through Disease Prevention and Detection

Medicare covers many preventive services to keep your patients healthy. Preventive services can help find health problems early, when treatment works best, and can help keep your patients from getting certain diseases. Register today for an [...]

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.

Repetitive Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports Prior Authorization

Attention All Independent Ambulance Suppliers! If you are providing repetitive, scheduled, non-emergent ambulance transports (RSNAT), you'll want to attend this webinar. Join us to learn everything you need to know about the RSNAT program.

Preventive Vaccines for FQHCs and RHCs Guidance

Preventive Vaccines for FQHCs and RHCs Guidance Effective 7/1/2025, FQHCs and RHCs will bill and receive payment for all four types of Part B preventive vaccines (pneumococcal, influenza, COVID-19 and hepatitis B) and their administration at [...]

Medicare Part B Top 10 Claim Denials

Each quarter, we host this webinar to address the top claim denials we receive. We research and identify common errors and offer solutions to prevent them, which has effectively reduced errors. There will be time following the presentation to [...]

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 & [...]

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 [...]

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.

Learning Medicare Secondary Payer Interactively

Join us for an interactive learning webinar where you can engage and have fun at the same time! It’s all about learning the Part B Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) provisions with live case scenarios. Providers will understand their [...]

LCD and Billing and Coding Article Updates – July 2025

LCD and Billing and Coding Article Updates – July 2025 Billing and Coding: Respiratory Pathogen Panel Testing (A58741) Based on the HCPCS quarterly updates the following updates have been made to the article: PLA Codes 0240U and 0241U have [...]

Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line

Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line Attention: Provider Enrollment and Credentialing Departments Revalidate before your due date to avoid a “Stay of Enrollment” or claim rejections which may [...]

Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line

Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation Due Date Today and Protect Your Bottom Line Attention: Provider Enrollment and Credentialing Departments Revalidate before your due date to avoid a “Stay of Enrollment” or claim rejections which may [...]

Three-Day Qualifying Hospital Stay Required for Medicare-Covered SNF Stay

Three-Day Qualifying Hospital Stay Required for Medicare-Covered SNF Stay Medicare coverage of inpatient SNF services requires a qualifying, medically necessary inpatient hospital stay of at least three consecutive calendar days within 30 [...]

New Version of PC-ACE: July 2025

New Version of PC-ACE: July 2025 PC-ACE Version 6.7 contains several CMS mandates and product enhancements including but not limited to the items listed below. 13966 - Quarterly Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) and [...]