| (I) for all claims arising before the date on which
CMS mandates the use of the ICD-10-CM for claims filed under the Medicare
program, by entering either the number "9" to indicate the ICD-9-CM
or the number "0" to indicate the ICD-10-CM between the vertical,
dotted lines in the upper right-hand portion of the field;
(II) for all claims arising on or after the date on
which CMS mandates the use of the ICD-10-CM for claims filed under
the Medicare program, by entering the number "0" to indicate the ICD-10-CM
between the vertical, dotted lines in the upper right-hand portion
of the field;
(III) should CMS no longer require identification of
the ICD code version being used, may indicate no ICD code version
between the vertical dotted lines in the upper right-hand portion
of the field;
(ii) must enter at least one diagnosis code, and
(iii) may enter up to 12 diagnosis codes, but the primary
diagnosis must be entered first;
(V) if the claim is a duplicate claim, a "D" is required;
if the claim is a corrected claim, a "C" is required (CMS-1500 (02/12),
field 22);
(W) verification number is required (CMS-1500 (02/12),
field 23) if services have been verified as provided by §19.1719
of this title (relating to Verification for Health Maintenance Organizations
and Preferred Provider Benefit Plans). If no verification has been
provided, a prior authorization number (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 23)
is required when prior authorization is required and granted;
(X) date(s) of service (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 24A)
is required;
(Y) place of service code(s) (CMS-1500 (02/12), field
24B) is required;
(Z) procedure/modifier code(s) (CMS-1500 (02/12), field
24D) is required. If a physician or a provider uses an unlisted or
not classified procedure code or a National Drug Code (NDC), the physician
or provider must enter a narrative description of the procedure or
the NDC in the shaded area above the corresponding completed service
line;
(AA) diagnosis code by specific service (CMS-1500 (02/12),
field 24E) is required with the first code linked to the applicable
diagnosis code for that service in field 21;
(BB) charge for each listed service (CMS-1500 (02/12),
field 24F) is required;
(CC) number of days or units (CMS-1500 (02/12), field
24G) is required;
(DD) the NPI number of the rendering physician or provider
(CMS-1500 (02/12), field 24J, unshaded portion) is required if the
rendering provider is not the billing provider listed in CMS-1500
(02/12), field 33, and if the rendering physician or provider is eligible
for an NPI number;
(EE) physician's or provider's federal tax ID number
(CMS-1500 (02/12), field 25) is required;
(FF) whether assignment was accepted (CMS-1500 (02/12),
field 27) is required if assignment under Medicare has been accepted;
(GG) total charge (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 28) is required;
(HH) amount paid (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 29) is required
if an amount has been paid to the physician or the provider submitting
the claim by the patient or subscriber, or on behalf of the patient
or subscriber or by a primary plan in compliance with subparagraph
(N) of this paragraph and as required by subsection (d) of this section;
(II) signature of physician or provider or a notation
that the signature is on file with the MCC (CMS-1500 (02/12), field
31) is required;
(JJ) name and address of the facility where services
were rendered, if other than home, (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 32) is
required;
(KK) the NPI number of the facility where services
were rendered, if other than home, (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 32a) is
required if the facility is eligible for an NPI;
(LL) physician's or provider's billing name, address,
and telephone number (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 33) is required;
(MM) (MM) the NPI number of the billing provider (CMS-1500
(02/12), field 33a) is required if the billing provider is eligible
for an NPI number; and
(NN) provider number (CMS-1500 (02/12), field 33b)
is required if the MCC required provider numbers and gave notice of
the requirement to physicians and providers before June 17, 2003.
(2) Required form and data elements for physicians
or noninstitutional providers for claims filed or refiled before the
later of April 1, 2014, or the earliest compliance date required by
CMS for mandatory use of the CMS-1500 (02/12) claim form for Medicare
claims. The CMS-1500 (08/05) claim form and the data elements described
in this paragraph are required for claims filed or refiled by physicians
or noninstitutional providers before the later of these two dates:
April 1, 2014, or the earliest compliance date required by CMS for
mandatory use of the CMS-1500 (02/12) claim form for Medicare claims.
The CMS-1500 (08/05) claim form must be completed in compliance with
the special instructions applicable to the data element as described
in this paragraph for clean claims filed by physicians and noninstitutional
providers. However, on notification that an MCC is prepared to accept
claims filed or refiled on form CMS-1500 (02/12), a physician or noninstitutional
provider may submit claims on form CMS-1500 (02/12) before the subsection
(b)(1) of this section mandatory use date described in this paragraph,
subject to the subsection (b)(1) of this section required data elements
set out in the paragraph.
(A) subscriber's or patient's plan ID number (CMS-1500
(08/05), field 1a) is required;
(B) patient's name (CMS-1500 (08/05), field 2) is required;
(C) patient's date of birth and sex (CMS-1500 (08/05),
field 3) is required;
(D) subscriber's name (CMS-1500 (08/05), field 4) is
required, if shown on the patient's ID card;
(E) patient's address (street or P.O. Box, city, state,
ZIP Code) (CMS-1500 (08/05), field 5) is required;
(F) patient's relationship to subscriber (CMS-1500
(08/05), field 6) is required;
(G) subscriber's address (street or P.O. Box, city,
state, ZIP Code) (CMS-1500 (08/05), field 7) is required, but physician
or provider may enter "Same" if the subscriber's address is the same
as the patient's address required by subparagraph (E) of this paragraph;
(H) other insured's or enrollee's name (CMS-1500 (08/05),
field 9) is required if the patient is covered by more than one health
benefit plan, generally in situations described in subsection (d)
of this section. If the required data element specified in subparagraph
(Q) of this paragraph, "disclosure of any other health benefit plans,"
is answered "Yes," this element is required unless the physician or
the provider submits with the claim documented proof that the physician
or the provider has made a good faith but unsuccessful attempt to
obtain from the enrollee or the insured any of the information needed
to complete this data element;
(I) other insured's or enrollee's policy or group number
(CMS-1500 (08/05), field 9a) is required if the patient is covered
by more than one health benefit plan, generally in situations described
in subsection (d) of this section. If the required data element specified
in subparagraph (Q) of this paragraph, "disclosure of any other health
benefit plans," is answered "Yes," this element is required unless
the physician or the provider submits with the claim documented proof
that the physician or the provider has made a good faith but unsuccessful
attempt to obtain from the enrollee or the insured any of the information
needed to complete this data element;
(J) other insured's or enrollee's date of birth (CMS-1500
(08/05), field 9b) is required if the patient is covered by more than
one health benefit plan, generally in situations described in subsection
(d) of this section. If the required data element specified in subparagraph
(Q) of this paragraph, "disclosure of any other health benefit plans,"
is answered "Yes," this element is required unless the physician or
the provider submits with the claim documented proof that the physician
or the provider has made a good faith but unsuccessful attempt to
obtain from the enrollee or the insured any of the information needed
to complete this data element;
(K) other insured's or enrollee's plan name (employer,
school, etc.), (CMS-1500 (08/05), field 9c) is required if the patient
is covered by more than one health benefit plan, generally in situations
described in subsection (d) of this section. If the required data
element specified in subparagraph (Q) of this paragraph, "disclosure
of any other health benefit plans," is answered "Yes," this element
is required unless the physician or the provider submits with the
claim documented proof that the physician or the provider has made
a good faith but unsuccessful attempt to obtain from the enrollee
or the insured any of the information needed to complete this data
element. If the field is required and the physician or the provider
is a facility-based radiologist, pathologist, or anesthesiologist
with no direct patient contact, the Cont'd... |
