tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 21

Physician Note: Avoid These Common 5010 Rejection Reasons

Plus: NJ doctor confesses to accepting cash for imaging referrals.You have just a few weeks left before you'll be expected to meet CMS's June 30 deadline for use of the 5010 transaction standard. To avoid unnecessary rejections, CMS offers the following tips that will combat the most common problems that the agency has seen so far, according to a May 31 email to practices:Include a nine-digit ZIP code. If you're still using the old five-digit ZIP code and ignoring the "plus four" digits that the U.S. Postal Service began using several years ago, you could see claims...

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