decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2008 Issue 3 (March)
Wrong prescription numbers could return CAP claims
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Article Overview
This article is for physician offices, billing staff, and other Medicare claims professionals who submit Competitive Acquisition Program drug claims. It describes new Medicare claim-processing edits tied to prescription order number formatting and duplicate reporting, and it outlines the general categories of return messages and remark codes that may appear when claims are rejected as unprocessable. The article also points readers to the CMS transmittal that introduced the changes.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding these claim edits helps practices reduce preventable returned claims and recognize the Medicare messaging associated with incomplete or duplicate prescription order number information.
What You Will Learn
- What type of Medicare claims are affected by the new edits
- What general claim-formatting issues can trigger a returned claim
- What kinds of remittance and remark messages may accompany returned claims
- Where the Medicare transmittal announcing the edits is referenced
Who Should Read This
- Physician offices
- Billing staff
- Medical coders
- Medicare claims professionals
- Revenue cycle teams
Codes Discussed
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