Maximum Payment Limits for Rural Health Centers

Coverage of Rural Air Ambulance Services

Federally Qualified Health Center Payment Limits

New York State Ambulance Services in Rural Areas

Health Professional Shortage Area

FISS/DDE Provider Online Guide: Chapter IV - ZIP Code File (19)

Submit Supporting Documentation

Ambulance Rural ZIP Code Search

Fundamentals of Medicare: Skilled Nursing Facility Inpatient Care

Get Help Submitting an Appeal Hard Copy

Get Help Submitting an Appeal Hard Copy All levels of appeals may be submitted by mail. The only types of appeals submitted to National Government Services are reopening and redetermination requests. For information on other types of appeals, [...]

Get Help Submitting an Appeal Hard Copy

Get Help Submitting an Appeal Hard Copy All levels of appeals may be submitted by mail. The only types of appeals submitted to National Government Services are reopening and redetermination requests. For information on other types of appeals, [...]

Request a Redetermination

Request a Redetermination The first level of appeal is the redetermination and is carried out by the MAC. Time limit to initiate = 120 days from date of receipt of the initial determination notice Time limit to complete the [...]

PC-ACE Roster Billing Guide

PC-ACE Roster Billing Guide Roster billing is a feature of PC-ACE that allows the provider to create many nearly identical claims for flu and pneumonia vaccines quickly. PC-ACE is now equipped for COVID-19 vaccine roster billing as well. [...]

Appeals Decision Tree

Appeals Decision Tree

Complete a Voluntary Refund

A voluntary refund is when you have self-identified you have been overpaid and you need to refund the excess funds to Medicare. All checks are made payable to National Government Services. Whenever possible the refund to Medicare should be [...]

Complete a Voluntary Refund

A voluntary refund is when you have self-identified you have been overpaid and you need to refund the excess funds to Medicare. All checks are made payable to National Government Services. All checks are made payable to National Government [...]

Complete a Voluntary Refund

A voluntary refund is when you have self-identified you have been overpaid and you need to refund the excess funds to Medicare. All checks are made payable to National Government Services. Whenever possible, the refund to Medicare should be [...]

5010 Top Page for Part B

EDI Front End Rejection Code Lookup Tool To view easy-to-understand descriptions associated with the reject code(s) returned on the Status Information segment (STC) of the version 5010 277CA – Claim Acknowledgement, enter the following code [...]

Person(s) with Medicare

Person(s) with Medicare  Home Contacts & Resources Coverage & Billing Education Medicare Plans News

Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Pricing Change

Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Pricing Change Effective 1/1/2020 there nine CPT codes that describe PET as noted in the lists below. Of the nine listed codes, six (group 1) are new for 2020 and are contractor priced codes for the TC and [...]

Part A Fall 2024 Virtual Conference Playback

Part A Fall 2024 Virtual Conference Playback As part of our efforts to educate our provider community, we have posted all 16 educational sessions from our recent Part A Fall 2024 Virtual Conference: Keeping Compliant with Medicare Starts [...]

Attention FQHCs: Who Is Your MAC?

Attention FQHCs: Who Is Your MAC? National Government Services serves as the CMS Jurisdiction 6 and K MAC for FQHCs in 44 states, Washington D.C. and the five United States Territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto [...]

Billing Original Fee-for-Service Medicare? You Can Help STOP Assignment Violations!

Billing Original Fee-for-Service Medicare? You Can Help STOP Assignment Violations! Table of Contents Billing Original Fee-for-Service Medicare? You can Help STOP Assignment Violations! What is the Definition of Medicare Assignment? [...]

What is NGSConnex?

What is NGSConnex? NGSConnex is a free, secure, web-based application developed by National Government Services just for you! NGSConnex provides access to a wide array of self-service functions that save you time and money, such as: Obtain [...]

Who May File an Appeal

Who May File an Appeal? Table of Contents Who May File an Appeal? Appointment of Representative When Is an Appointment Not Necessary? Who May Be a Representative How to Make and Revoke an Appointment When Is an Appointment Not [...]

Reopenings for Minor Errors and Omissions

Reopenings for Minor Errors and Omissions Table of Contents Reopenings for Minor Errors and Omissions What is a Clerical Error? Clerical Error and Omission Reopening Request Request a Reopening- NGSConnex Request a Reopening- In Writing [...]

Review Bad Debt Listing

Table of Contents Review Bad Debt Listing Identifying Fee Schedule Services Fee Schedules Included in Bad Debt Policy Related Content [Return to Top] Review Bad Debt Listing Bad debts are unrecovered costs due to uncollectible [...]

Hospice Cap

Hospice Cap Table of Contents The Inpatient Day Limitation Aggregate Cap Calculation Beneficiary Count Proportional Method (applies to most hospices) Streamlined Method  [Return to Top] The Inpatient Day Limitation [...]

Proper Use of Modifiers JW and JZ

Proper Use of Modifiers JW and JZ National Government Services Provider Contact Center has received several inquiries regarding claim denials related to the use of the JW and JZ modifier for drugs/biologicals. As a reminder, effective [...]

Claim Denials for Medically Unnecessary Ambulance Transports: Avoiding Reason Code 55B10

Claim Denials for Medically Unnecessary Ambulance Transports Table of Contents Claim Denials for Medically Unnecessary Ambulance Transports Medical Necessity and Coverage Guidelines for Ambulance Transport Avoiding Reason Code 55B10 [...]

November 2023

In This Issue National Government Services Articles for Part A and Part B Providers Collaborative A/B/DME Therapeutic Shoes for Persons with Diabetes Webinar Decrease Burden and Combine Multiple PDFs in one Document Before Responding to [...]

MLN Connects® Newsletter: Take Our Provider Survey Today - November 1, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: Take Our Provider Survey Today - November 1, 2023 News Take Our Provider Survey Today Posted 11/1/2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 2, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: November 2, 2023 News CY 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule CY 2024 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Final Rule Behavioral Health: Medicare Pays for 3 Services [...]

MLN Connects® Newsletter: PFS, OPPS/ASC, & OPPS 340B-Acquired Drug Final Rules - November 2, 2023

MLN Connects® Newsletter: PFS, OPPS/ASC, & OPPS 340B-Acquired Drug Final Rules - November 2, 2023 Final Rules CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule that Advances Health Equity CMS Makes Hospital Prices More Transparent and Expands [...]

How to Prevent Duplicate Appeal and Clerical Error Reopening Requests in NGSConnex

How to Prevent Duplicate Appeal and Clerical Error Reopening Requests in NGSConnex Do you currently submit your appeal requests and reopening requests through NGSConnex? If so, did you know you are required to verify whether a request was [...]