tci Part B Insider - 2020 Issue Q1

Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers: Remember, HICNs Reject Starting Jan. 1

Tip: Use Your MACs’ MBI look-up tools to find patients’ numbers ASAP. It’s crunch time! In less than a month, the feds will reject Medicare claims that use beneficiaries’ old Health Insurance Claims Numbers (HICNs). Right now, you should be submitting claims with your patients’ Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) to circumvent issues before the transition ends.   Reminder: Starting on Jan. 1 — no matter the date of service — the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will reject claims with the old HICNs, with a few exceptions. The transition comes to a close on Dec...

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