(CORRECTION) Some Claims Editing for Reason Code U537I, HH Claim Falls Outside of an HH Admission Period for the Same Provider
Home health (HH) providers in Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K
Description of Issue
The CWF can only hold the 36 most recent periods of care for any beneficiary. CWF also contains the indicator of when the HH admission (NOA) was processed. This indicator allows CWF to determine whether an HH admission period is on file with which claims can be associated. When HH care is continuous for more than 36 periods, the oldest period which is purged may have contained the NOA indicator. When this occurs, subsequent HH claims will be RTP with reason code U537I, “The FROM and THROUGH dates on the HH claim fall outside of an HH Admission period for the same provider.”
National Government Services Action
A correction has been installed and a workaround is no longer needed.
Provider Action
Providers should resubmit any claims that were incorrectly returned (RTP) for the U537I reason code.
Proposed Resolution/Fix
This issue was corrected and providers can resubmit the claims.