A/B DME MAC Collaborative Lower Limb Orthoses Webinar

A/B DME MAC Collaborative Lower Limb Orthoses Webinar This is your opportunity to hear directly from the Medicare contractors regarding Medicare’s criteria necessary for the coverage of lower limb orthoses. Representatives from all four DME [...]

Cervical Fusion with Disc Removal Best Practices

Cervical Fusion with Disc Removal Best Practices Table of Contents Introduction Coverage General Documentation Requirements Medical Necessity Criteria for Each Indication Limitations and Exceptions to Conservative Therapy [Return to [...]

Home Health Billing

Avoiding Reason Code 38200

CR 9189 Transmittal 602: Medical Review of Home Health Services

Contractor Advisory Committee

Assist National Government Services in the Development of Local Coverage Determinations Background CMS released Change Request 10901 and the companion MLN® Matters MM10901: Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) article to expand the parameters [...]

Medicare Overpayments Process

Ensure that you are compliant and avoid financial penalties by understanding the Medicare overpayment regulations. This session will focus on identifying overpayments, using the proper forms and procedures, the timelines for repayment and the [...]

Proper Medicare Part B Claim Submissions

This webinar is intended to educate providers and office staff members on how to complete a clean claim to avoid claim rejections, developments or denials. We will guide you through the CMS-1500 claim form and the electronic equivalent loops [...]

Proper Medicare Part B Claim Submissions

This webinar is intended to educate providers and office staff members on how to complete a clean claim to avoid claim rejections, developments or denials. We will guide you through the CMS-1500 claim form and the electronic equivalent loops [...]

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: 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.

Medical Review: Targeted Probe and Educate Review Topics

Jurisdiction 6 Part B Targeted Probe and Educate: Medical Review Topics Topic CPT Code(s) Common Denials Resources Incision and drainage of abscess (e.g., carbuncle, suppurative hidradenitis, cutaneous or [...]

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 for [...]

NGS Office of Congressional Affairs Welcome Letter

Dear Members of Congress and Staff: As your work continues in the 118th Congress, National Government Services, Inc. maintains its dedicated role in serving your district/state as a Medicare contractor for Original Medicare. We are your [...]

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 Mediacre & Medicaid [...]

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.

Medicare Part B Secondary Payer Post-Pay Overpayments

This session is intended to educate providers and office staff on the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) post-pay overpayment process. During this webinar, providers and office staff members will learn about the Medicare Part B overpayments process [...]

Contractor Advisory Committee Meeting Records

Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting Records Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K CAC Meeting Records Meeting Date Audio Transcript Key Questions Bibliography 10/17/2024 ‒ Topic: Superficial Radiation [...]

Appeals/Reopenings

Medicare Part B 101 Manual Appeals/Reopenings Table of contents Reopenings for Minor Errors and Omissions Telephone Reopening Unit Appeals Time Limit for Filing Appointment of Representative Redeterminations Acceptable Signature [...]

CMS-1500 Claim Form

Medicare Part B 101 Manual CMS-1500 Claim Form Table of Contents General Information Claim Filing Instructions for Paper and Electronic Submission Regulations on Charging for Claim Form Completion OCR System Missing, Incomplete, [...]