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Note these instances of prohibited ABN use

Patient Access Weekly Advisor, July 18, 2007

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Providers cannot obtain routine ABNs from Medicare beneficiaries. Routine ABNs include the following:

  • Generic of blanket ABNs-routine provisions of ABNs stating that denial by Medicare may be possible, but give no reason.

  • Signed blank ABNs-a signature is obtained from a patient without explaining which services may be denied. An ABN must be completed in its entirety prior to being presented to the patient for signature.

    Exceptions to routine ABN prohibition includes cases in which

  • services are always denied for medical necessity

  • items and services are experimental

  • Medicare will cover items and services only a limited number of times over a given period

  • medical equipment and supplies are denied because the supplier had no supplier number or made an unsolicited telephone call



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