Determine if Medicare is Primary or Secondary for a Beneficiary's Services

Table of Contents Determine if Medicare is Primary or Secondary for a Beneficiary's Services Step 1: Collect MSP Information from the Beneficiary During an MSP Screening Process Step 2: Check for Open MSP Records for a Beneficiary in [...]

APPEALS: I received a remittance advice with the message “this care may be covered by another payer per coordination of benefits.” Is this an appealable claim?

CO-109

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

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 [...]

CO-109

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

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 [...]

PR-31

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Services were denied for one or more of the following reasons: The name or Medicare number was incorrect or missing. The date of death precedes the date of service. Expenses were incurred prior to coverage. [...]

PR-31

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Services were denied for one or more of the following reasons: The name or Medicare number was incorrect or missing. The date of death precedes the date of service. Expenses were incurred prior to coverage. [...]