Transmittals and MLN Matters articles: CMS instructs on billing for voluntary ABNs, issues RAC transmittal, and more
Patient Access Weekly Advisor, November 4, 2009
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CMS issues RAC transmittal
On October 30, CMS issued a transmittal to the Medicare Financial Management Manual pertaining to the RAC national program.
Effective date: December 15, 2009
Implementation date: December 15, 2009
CMS issues further instructions on fraud edit reporting
On October 30, CMS issued a transmittal in which it further outlines the requirements of its fraud edit module.
Effective date: April 1, 2010
Implementation date: April 5, 2010
CMS issues billing guidance on voluntary use of ABNs
On October 29, CMS issued revisions to the Claims Processing Manual in which it provides guidance on the use of modifiers when billing services for which an ABN has been provided voluntarily to the patient.
Effective date: April 1, 2010
Implementation date: April 5, 2010
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