Chapter 4: Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Flashcards
1
Q
The provider is permitted to bill the patient for this service only if what is signed by the patient prior to providing the procedure or service?
A
Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN).
2
Q
What is the ABN?
A
A waiver required by Medicare for all physician procedures or services that are possibly not covered.
3
Q
A patient must be informed that the service is unlikely to be covered by?
A
Medicare prior to the procedure or service performed.
4
Q
What happens if the patient chooses to receive the service after notice was provided?
A
They need to sign the ABN.
5
Q
A completed and signed ABN is the only legal meaning?
A
The provider has to cells payment form the patient on charges not allowed by Medicare.
