Clinicians: Are You Ordering Ankle-Foot/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses for Your Patients?

Clinicians: Are You Ordering Ankle-Foot/Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses for Your Patients? The DME MACs are providing helpful guidance to assist suppliers in providing a lower limb orthosis to your patient. Medicare must be able to verify that there [...]

PA RSNAT Coversheet

Medicare Part A

Section 2: Medicare Basics Medicare Part A Table of Contents Medicare Part A Benefit Periods—Medicare Part A Ending a Benefit Period Benefit Period Examples [Return to Top] Medicare Part A Medicare Part A is referred to as Hospital [...]

Clinicians: Are You Ordering Knee Orthoses for Your Patients?

Clinicians: Are You Ordering Knee Orthoses for Your Patients? The DME MACs are providing helpful guidance to assist suppliers in providing a knee orthosis to your patient. Medicare must be able to verify that there is medical record [...]

MLN Connects® Newsletter: January 8, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: January 8, 2025 News Medicare Part B Vaccine Administration: CY 2025 Payment Amounts Historically Excepted Tribal Federally Qualified Health Centers: CY 2025 Payment Rate DMEPOS: Adding New Product Category to [...]

Fourth Quarter Top Ten EDI Part B Edits

Fourth Quarter Top Ten EDI Part B Edits Using data analysis, we’ve updated the Top Ten EDI Edits for the 2024 fourth quarter. Visit Quarterly Top Ten EDI Part B Edits to view the edits, their description and learn what you can do to correct [...]

Helping Your Patients Stop Smoking

Helping Your Patients Stop Smoking Quitting tobacco use presents various challenges for patients, and staying motivated can be difficult. All health care providers, especially those with direct patient contact, have a unique opportunity to [...]

31605

Avoiding/Correcting This Error The occurrence span code 77 should only be used to indicate the span of days that were not covered on claims. Related Content Appropriate Use of Occurrence Code 27 and Occurrence Span Code 77  

7C625

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Hospice – Clarify reason for discharge. Claim is being returned for one of the following reasons: Remarks are not present or do not indicate valid reason for discharge/transfer. Remarks indicate beneficiary [...]

37402

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Hospice – This error occurs when a claim is submitted and the previous month's claim has not been found in the system or there is a gap between Through date of the previous claim and From date on this claim. [...]