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Posting Date: 09/16/2020
National Government Services and the Public Health Emergency
National Government Services and the Public Health Emergency The health and well-being of our beneficiaries, providers, associates and communities is our top priority. We understand the uncertainty and concerns you may be experiencing during [...]
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Posting Date: 09/01/2020
National Government Services Provider Enrollment Appeals Mailbox Reminder
National Government Services Provider Enrollment Appeals Mailbox Reminder National Government Services, Inc. has seen an increase in submissions to the PE appeals mailbox (NGS-PE-Appeals@Anthem.com) that are not appropriate. The NGS PE appeals [...]
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Posting Date: 03/27/2020
National Government Services Accepting and Processing Claims for Expanded Coverage of Telehealth Services as of 3/6/2020
National Government Services Accepting and Processing Claims for Expanded Coverage of Telehealth Services as of 3/6/2020 On 3/17/2020, CMS issued MLN Connects® Special Edition for Tuesday, March 17, 2020, President Trump Expands Telehealth [...]
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Posting Date: 10/30/2020
Medicare Usage of CPT 99072
Medicare Usage of CPT 99072 National Government Services has received many questions regarding CPT 99072 for Medicare usage since the AMA announced the code on 9/8/2020. Many providers have been asking if CMS will cover this code for Medicare [...]
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Posting Date: 02/24/2020
Chiropractors Billing Medicare for Therapy Services
Chiropractors Billing Medicare for Therapy Services Chiropractors in the Medicare fee-for-service realm are only allowed to be considered for spinal manipulation via submission of CPT codes 98940‒98942. Medicare pays for these services when [...]
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Posting Date: 01/08/2020
Top Reasons for Unprocessable Claims
Top Reasons for Unprocessable Claims National Government Services has composed a list of the top reasons for returning claims as unprocessable; due to missing, incomplete, insufficient or invalid claim information. An unprocessable claim is [...]
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Posting Date: 06/22/2020
What Part B Providers Need to Know About the Prior Authorization Program for Certain Medicare Services Performed in the Hospital Outpatient Department
What Part B Providers Need to Know About the Prior Authorization Program for Certain Medicare Services Performed in the Hospital Outpatient Department Hospitals submitting claims for certain outpatient department services will be required to [...]
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Posting Date: 02/24/2020
Reminder: 2020 New Codes for Care Management
Reminder: 2020 New Codes for Care Management We are reminding you that the 2020 final rule with regard to the new care management codes is not policy at this time. CMS is considering these changes identified in the final rule. If CMS decides [...]
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