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Posting Date: 05/03/2022
Botulinum Toxin Injections
General Documentation Requirements for Botulinum Toxin Injections Prior authorization is only required when one of the required Botulinum Toxin codes (J0585, J0586, J0587, or J0588) is used in conjunction with one of the required CPT injection [...]
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Posting Date: 11/09/2023
Processing Issue Botulinum Toxin Claims Returned to Provider with 5PRIA
Part A claims that have been submitted with Botulinum J codes (J0585, J0586, J0587, J0588) have incorrectly RTP with reason code 5PRIA.
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Posting Date: 08/04/2022
Medicare Part B Coverage and Billing Guidance for Breast Ultrasound
Medicare Part B Coverage and Billing Guidance for Breast Ultrasound Breast ultrasound uses sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the breast and can show changes that are more difficult to see on a mammogram. Breast ultrasound is not [...]
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Posting Date: 04/27/2023
KX Modifier on Outpatient Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech Language Pathology Claims
KX Modifier on Outpatient Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech Language Pathology Claims Reminders Providers report KX modifier on a claim line(s) to confirm the medical records contain specific required documentation that meets [...]
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Posting Date: 03/29/2023
LCD, Billing and Coding Article Updates for March and April 2023
LCD, Billing and Coding Article Updates for March and April 2023 Pain Management (L33622) Effective 3/19/2023 The LCD has been revised to remove all references to sacroiliac joint injections. Please refer to LCD L39455 Sacroiliac Joint [...]
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Posting Date: 06/29/2023
National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment (6/22/2023-8/5/2023) - Update
National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment (6/22/2023-8/5/2023) - Update The proposed LCDs listed below are being presented for comment for the Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K MACs. The formal comment period extends from [...]
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Posting Date: 10/05/2023
National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment
National Government Services Proposed LCDs for Comment The proposed LCDs listed below are being presented for comment for the Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K MACs. The formal comment period extends from 10/5/2023–11/18/2023. These proposed [...]
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Posting Date: 12/20/2024
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 [...]
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Posting Date: 12/20/2024
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 [...]
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Posting Date: 10/20/2022
Claim Billing Guidance
Claim Billing Guidance With the end of the PHE, as of 5/11/2023, this information no longer applies. We will keep the information available for PHE-related services that occurred prior to the expiration date that have not yet been billed. [...]
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Posting Date: 12/16/2024
Join Us to Learn About NGSConnex
Join Us to Learn About NGSConnex We’re hosting a series of webinars focused on our free, secure internet portal, NGSConnex. During each session, we’ll review what NGSConnex has to offer. We’ll discuss registration, access, navigation and [...]
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Posting Date: 12/16/2024
Mass Spectrometry (MS) Testing in Monoclonal Gammopathy (MG)
Mass Spectrometry (MS) Testing in Monoclonal Gammopathy (MG) L39189 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?lcdid=39189 A58921 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleid=58921 A59900 [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
Method II CAH Claims Not Paying Professional Services with Revenue Codes 096x-098x
Certain CAH claims (TOB 85X) with professional service revenue codes 096x – 098X did not process for payment because the fee amount was not correctly retrieved during processing. The affected claims have receipt/processed dates in October 2024.
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
Provider Enrollment: Completing the CMS-855I Paper Application
During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to complete the CMS-855I provider enrollment paper application for a group member, sole proprietor or sole owner and we’ll also focus on reassigning Medicare benefits.
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
PECOS: Manage Signatures and Additional Information Requests
During this webinar, we’ll give direction for the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) application on understanding how to manage signatures and respond to additional information request from submitted applications.
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
Let's Chat About Provider Enrollment Revalidation
During this session, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about all accepts of provider enrollment. Answers will be provided by a panel of subject-matter experts. As this is a question-and-answer session, there is no presentation available.
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
Submitting Revalidation via PECOS
During this webinar, we’ll provide an understanding of how to utilize the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet-based Provider Enrollment Chain & Ownership System (PECOS) to be comfortable in navigating the system to submit a [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
Medicare Secondary Payer: Preparing and Submitting Claims (Examples) – Part 2
Join us for Part 2 of a two-part webinar. In Part 2, we will briefly recap the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP). claim coding and billing instructions we reviewed in Part 1. We will then focus on reviewing examples of MSP claims. Be sure you [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2024
Medicare Secondary Payer: Preparing and Submitting Claims – Part 1
Join us for Part 1 of a two-part webinar. In Part 1, we will review Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) claim coding and how to prepare/submit an MSP claim. This includes a review of the claim entry pages in the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System [...]
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Posting Date: 09/29/2022
Helpful Resources
Helpful Resources The absence of a local coverage determination (LCD) or Medical Policy Article does not indicate noncoverage, it means that currently, National Government Services (NGS) has not identified the service requires an associated [...]
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Posting Date: 12/18/2024
Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for CY 2025
Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for CY 2025 The provider enrollment application fee for CY 2025 is $730. For more information, view MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 12, 2024. Posted 12/18/2024
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Posting Date: 03/21/2024
Medicare Part B Drug Coverage
Medicare Part B Drug Coverage Medicare Part B may provide coverage for medically necessary drugs/biologicals that are furnished “incident to” a physician’s service. This coverage does not apply to drugs that are usually [...]
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Posting Date: 03/21/2024
Allergen Immunotherapy: Coding and Billing CPT 95165
Allergen Immunotherapy: Coding and Billing CPT 95165 CPT 95165 is defined as “Professional services for the supervision of preparation and provision of antigens for allergen immunotherapy; single or multiple antigens (specify number of [...]
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Posting Date: 12/18/2024
Home Health Claims Returning to Provider RC 19963
HH claims are returning to provider in error with RC 19963. This impacts HH claims with NOA/processed dates in January 2022. NOAs are being purged after 24 months. Please keep in mind there are claims that edit correctly for this reason code. [...]
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Posting Date: 12/18/2024
[REVISED UPDATE] Hospice Claims Rejected with Reason Code 17729
Claim rejections for TOB 081X and 082X with RC 17729 have occurred due to a file error. These claims did comply with CMS-required entry of the correct certifying physician in the “Attending” field, which did match the PECOS Enrolled [...]
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Posting Date: 06/09/2021
About Hospital OPD PA Model
About Hospital OPD PA Model Table of Contents About Hospital OPD PA Model General Information Related Content [Return to Top] About the Hospital OPD PA Model CMS implemented a PA program for certain hospital OPD services for DOS on [...]
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Posting Date: 06/14/2022
Documentation Information
Documentation Information It is recommended that PARs are submitted at least ten business days prior to the expected date of service to allow National Government Services the full standard timeframe to receive and review requests. Effective [...]
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Posting Date: 06/09/2021
Expedited Requests
Expedited Requests The requester may submit for an expedited review of the PAR if it is determined that a delay could seriously jeopardize the beneficiary’s life, health, or ability to regain maximum function. If the medical documentation does [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2024
Reminder for Correcting Hospice Edits for Certifying Physicians (17729, 17730)
Reminder for Correcting Hospice Edits for Certifying Physicians (17729, 17730) Reason Codes 17729 and 17730: Refer to specific hospice claim edits related to certifying physicians. Adjustments: Should be submitted for correcting input [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 19, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: December 19, 2024 News MBI Lookup Tools: CMS Seeks Input by February 17 CMS Roundup (December 13, 2024) Long-Term Care Hospital Provider Preview Reports: Review by January 15 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility [...]
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Posting Date: 09/15/2022
Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement
Radiopharmaceutical Reimbursement National Government Services has reviewed the radiopharmaceutical pricing methodology set forth in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Section 303(h) which states that [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2024
Preventive Services Overview
Medicare covers many preventive services to keep your patients healthy. Preventive services can help find health problems early, when treatment works best, and can help keep your patients from getting certain diseases. Register today for a [...]
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Posting Date: 12/19/2024
Using the Medicare Coverage Database: How to Find Important Medicare Coverage Information
Are you responsible for looking up whether a service is covered in the Medicare program at your facility but you're not sure where to look for the most relevant information? Have you received national coverage determination (NCD) or local [...]
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Posting Date: 02/26/2022
Initiate Eligibility Lookup
Initiate Eligibility Lookup Click the Eligibility Lookup button from the NGSConnex homepage. In the Select a Provider panel, click the Select button next to the applicable provider account. In the Select a [...]
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Posting Date: 01/04/2024
Correct Coding Reminder for Breast Imaging
Correct Coding Reminder for Breast Imaging When there are no abnormal and inconclusive findings on mammography and the only finding is dense breast tissue (ICD-10-CM codes R92.30-R92.34), the provision of an ultrasound is considered screening. [...]
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Posting Date: 01/04/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: January 4, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: January 4, 2024 News CMS Roundup (Dec 29, 2023) In-Home Vaccine Administration: Additional Payment Organizational Providers: Do You Need to Revalidate Your Enrollment Record Soon? Value-Based Insurance Design [...]
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