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Posting Date: 11/16/2021
Redetermination (First Level of Appeal)
Redetermination (First Level of Appeal) A redetermination is an examination of a claim by National Government Services personnel who are different from the personnel who made the initial claim determination. The appellant (the provider filing [...]
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Posting Date: 11/16/2021
U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. Government Printing Office The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services including the official publications of Congress, the White House and other federal agencies in digital and print [...]
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Posting Date: 11/16/2021
Washington Publishing Company
Washington Publishing Company Washington Publishing Company, Inc. is a private company categorized under the commercial Printing and Newspaper Publishing Combined company that is an established health care IT and consulting company. WPC [...]
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Posting Date: 09/07/2021
CMS-1500 Claim Form Completion Instructions
CMS-1500 Claim Form Completion Instructions Table of Contents General Information Claim Filing Instructions for Paper and Electronic Submission Regulations on Charging for Claim Form Completion Optical Character Recognition System [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
Submit an Initial Enrollment Application
Table of Contents Step 1: Determine You are in the Right Place Step 2: Complete the Medicare Application Step 3: Submit the Required Documentation Related Content [Return to Top] Step 1: Determine You are in the Right Place The [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
Submit an Initial Enrollment Application
Table of Contents Step 1: Determine You are in the Right Place Step 2: Complete the Medicare Application Step 3: Submit the Required Documentation Related Content [Return to Top] Step 1: Determine You are in the Right Place The [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
Submit an Initial Enrollment Application
Table of Contents Step 1: Determine You are in the Right Place Step 2: Complete the Medicare Application Step 3: Submit the Required Documentation Related Content [Return to Top] Step 1: Determine You are in the Right Place The [...]
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Posting Date: 04/14/2022
View Existing Medicare ID (PTAN) in PECOS and Effective/End Dates for Reassignment
View Existing Medicare ID (PTAN) in PECOS and Effective/End Dates for Reassignment Important: If you recently submitted an application to request a PTAN, please verify the approval letter was received prior to submission of claims. Log [...]
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Posting Date: 03/22/2022
Connecticut
Connecticut Member Name Professional Title Association Business Name/Address Email Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Audit and Education Specialist Hartford Healthcare 181 Patricia Genova Drive Newington, CT [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2021
General Information
General Information Certain diagnostic services provided by an IDTF are considered for Medicare payment when medically necessary. A referring/treating provider must order all covered services. The treating physician or nonphysician [...]
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Posting Date: 05/23/2019
Performance Standards
Performance Standards If providers are credentialing as an IDTF, then the performance standards shall be reviewed thoroughly before submitting a Medicare application. Refer to the IDTF Performance Standards and Attachment 2 beginning on page [...]
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Posting Date: 11/23/2021
Interpreting Physicians and Personnel (Technicians) Who Perform Tests
IDTF Billing Guide Interpreting Physicians and Personnel (Technicians) Who Perform Tests An IDTF may be either a mobile or stationary/fixed facility. Portable/Mobile Facility There are two types of mobile IDTFs. Each are large [...]
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Posting Date: 11/19/2021
Supervising Physicians
Supervising Physicians Supervision means the imaging is done under the physician’s overall control and direction and the licensed supervising physician is directly overseeing and ensuring the quality of medical care. An IDTF must have one or [...]
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Posting Date: 11/19/2021
Code Level Supervision
Code Level Supervision The supervision level required for diagnostic services is assigned by CMS. A list of diagnostic procedures and the supervision level required for each service is available in the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [...]
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Posting Date: 06/15/2021
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening Early detection by screening is an important strategy for patients with a high risk for lung cancer. The LDCT is an additional preventive service benefit under the Medicare program. CMS established NCD for lung cancer [...]
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Posting Date: 05/14/2019
Claim Guidelines
Claim Guidelines The name and NPI of the referring/ordering provider must be in Items 17 and 17b of the CMS-1500 claim form or the EMC equivalent. An IDTF shall not be allowed to bill for any CPT or HCPCS codes that are solely therapeutic. [...]
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Posting Date: 11/14/2024
Electronic Funds Transfer
EFT allows for claim payments to be electronically transferred to your bank in place of a hard copy check mailed to the facility. Medicare payments due a provider or supplier of services may be sent to a bank (or similar financial institution) [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
Electronic Funds Transfer Form and Instructions
Table of Contents Electronic Funds Transfer Form and Instructions Submitting the EFT Form CMS-588 EFT Completion Tips for Sole Proprietors, Sole Owners, Clinic/Groups, Organizations, Providers and Suppliers [Return to Top] Electronic [...]
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