Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2020 Issue 2
Industry Notes: Use MBI Tool to Review Deceased Patients’ Information
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Article Overview
This short administrative update covers Medicare Beneficiary Identifier lookup access in the MBI tool when a beneficiary is deceased. It is aimed at billing and revenue cycle staff who need to understand when beneficiary information may still be retrievable and what general timing limitation applies.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps staff understand whether Medicare beneficiary information can still be accessed after death and why lookup results may be unavailable in some cases.
What You Will Learn
- How MBI lookup access relates to a beneficiary’s date of death
- What type of Medicare administrative guidance is being communicated
- Why the timing of the inquiry matters for access to beneficiary information
- Which organization issued the update
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle staff
- Practice managers
- Medicare billing specialists
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