tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2017 Issue 10

Industry Notes: Cahaba Advises on Rise in Appeals Form Issue

If your Medicare appeal gets the reject stamp, it’s likely due to a missing or incorrect bar code. Medicare Administrative Carrier Cahaba GBA recently offered guidance on its website concerning a rise in the number of improperly filed appeals smart forms. Many Part B providers are “downloading or copying” the form “to submit their appeal request,” the MAC says. But the bar codes on the download are different from the bar codes that are generated during the submission process, which confuses the system. “Please note, when smart forms are downloaded or copied, the bar...

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