7&8 Flashcards
Medical necessity and claim forms
Can the X subset modifiers be used in conjunction with modifier 59?
No
FA and F1 - F9 are anatomic modifiers for what?
FA is left hand thumb moving in order to F9 right hand fifth digit.
Fields on the electronic CMS-1500 are referred to as what?
Loops
Fields on the paper CMS-1500 are referred to as what?
Items
How are dates entered on a paper field vs. electronic file?
Paper: MMDDCCYY Elec: CCYYMMDD
How are patient names entered on a CMS-1500 form?
Last, first, middle initial with any suffix after the last name and before the first.
How are procedural charges listed on a UB-04 form?
By revenue code in ascending numerical order.
How do you enter a 9 digit zip code on a CMS-1500?
All digits with NO hyphen.
How is a physicians name entered on a CMS-1500 claim form?
First, middle, last and credential, no commas or periods. (Michael James Johnson MD)
How many modifiers can be added to codes on a CMS-1500 form?
4
How often are NCCI edits updated by CMS?
Quarterly
How often is the NCCI policy manual updated?
Annually
If a patient has Medicare as a primary insurance, what should be put in the item 4 “name” box?
It should be left blank
If a patient has Medicare primary and a secondary insurance, how is the secondary insurance filed?
IF the insurance is a cross-over insurance, Medicare will cross the claim over to the secondary after determination. If not, you will have to submit to secondary AFTER you get the EOB back from the primary.
In item 4 of the CMS-1500, what is entered when the patient has an insurance primary to Medicare and the patient is the insured?
SAME
On a UB-04 form, if the patients birthdate is unknown, what is entered?
Zeros are entered for all 8 digits.
On a UB-04 form, what is entered in FL 50A if the patient has Medicare?
Medicare
TA and T1 - T9 are anatomic modifiers for what?
TA is great toe of left foot moving in order to T9 fifth digit of right foot.
There are three coding modifiers to determine if code pairs can bypass the NCCI edits, what are they?
0 - Not allowed, cannot bypass edits 1 - Allowed, edits can be bypassed 9 - Does not apply to the code pair
What are the 4 HCPCS modifiers to selectively identify subsets of modifier 59 (distinct procedural service)?
XE - separate encounter (separate encounter on the same date of service) XS - Separate structure (performed on a separate organ or structure) XP - separate practitioner (performed by a different practitioner) XU - Unusual non-overlapping service