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Novitas Solutions
Medicare Updates - 2014
Maryland AAHAM
March 21, 2014
Disclaimer
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changes frequently; links to the source documents have been provided within the
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and is not intended to grant rights or impose obligations.
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response to any remittance advice lies with the provider of services.
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• This education contains specific contractor guidance
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please contact your Medicare contractor for specific guidance.
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Agenda
• Medicare Updates
• ICD-10 Update
• Comprehensive Error Rate Testing
Program
• Contractor Initiatives
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Medicare Updates
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Therapy Modifier
Consistency Edits
• Change request 8556
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Effective: July 1, 2014, Implementation Date: July 7, 2014
• Creates edits in original Medicare claims to ensure therapy
evaluation and reevaluation codes are reported with correct
modifier
• Contractor will return claims if reporting HCPCS
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97001 or 97002 if modifier GP is not present
97003 or 97004 if modifier GO is not present
92521, 92522, 92523, or 92524 if modifier GN is not present
• http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/MedicareLearning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8556.pdf
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Mandatory Reporting of an 8-Digit
Clinical Trial Number on Claims
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Change Request # 8401
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Effective: January 1, 2014, Implementation: January 6, 2014
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Key Points:
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It will be mandatory to report a clinical trial number on claims for items and services
provided in clinical trials that are qualified for coverage as specified in the "Medicare
National Coverage Determination (NCD) Manual," Section 310.1
For institutional paper or direct data entry (DDE) claims, the 8-digit clinical trial number
is to be placed in the value amount for paper only value code D4/DDE claim UB-04
(Form Locators 39-41)
 Electronic Submission - Loop 2300 REF02 (REF01=P4)
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For professional claims, the 8-digit clinical trial registry number proceeded by the 2
alpha characters “CT” will be placed in Field 19 of the paper Form CMS-1500
 Electronic Submission – Loop 2300 REF02(REF01=PF)
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For more information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8401.pdf
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Additional Information on the 8Digit Clinical Trial Number on
Claims
• MLN Matters® Special Edition Article: SE1344
• Effective: January 1, 2014, Implementation:
January 6, 2014
• Key Points:
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Alternative means of satisfying the requirement
Report 999999999
• http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-andEducation/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1344.pdf
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Redaction of Health Insurance Claim
Numbers (HICNs) in Medicare
Redetermination Notices (MRNs)
• Change Request # 8268
• Effective: January 1, 2014, Implementation: January 6, 2014
• Key Points:
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Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICN) redacted from all
Medicare Redetermination Notices
5 or more values of the HICN replaced with X’s or asterisks (*)
Last 4 or 5 digits of the HICN is displayed
• For more information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-LearningNetwork-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8268.pdf
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Implementing the Part B Inpatient Payment
Policies from CMS-1599-F
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Change Request 8445
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Effective: For admission on or After October 1, 2013, Implementation: April 7, 2014
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Key Points:
o When an inpatient admission is found to be not reasonable and necessary
o Payment will be allowed for all hospital services that were furnished and would have
been reasonable and necessary if the beneficiary had been treated as an outpatient,
rather than admitted to the hospital as an inpatient
o If the hospital already submitted a claim to Medicare for payment under Part A, the
hospital would be required to cancel its Part A claim prior to submitting a claim for
payment of Part B inpatient services
o Medicare requires the hospital to submit a Part A claim indicating that the provider is
liable
 Occurrence Span Code “M1” and the inpatient admission Dates of Service
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Timely filing restrictions will apply for Part B inpatient services
For more information:
o http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8445.pdf
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Occurrence Span Code
(OSC) 72
• Change Request #8586
• Effective December 1, 2013 Implementation February 25, 2014
• Key Points:
The National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) redefined OSC 72 to allow
hospitals to capture “Contiguous outpatient hospital services that preceded the
inpatient admission”
o Voluntary code, but use is encouraged
o Used to report the number of midnights the beneficiary spent in the hospital from
the start of care until formal admission
o CMS can track the outpatient time on an automated basis
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• For more information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/Transmittals/Downloads/R1334OTN.pdf
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Extension of the Probe
and Educate Period
• Extend the Inpatient Hospital Prepayment Review “Probe &
Educate” review process for an additional 6 months (through
September 30, 2014)
• Impacts of extension:
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will continue to select
claims for review with dates of admission between March 31, 2014 and
September 30, 2014
o MACs will continue to review and deny claims found not in compliance
with CMS-1599-F (commonly known as the “2-Midnight Rule”)
o MACs will continue to hold educational sessions with hospitals as
described below in “Selecting Hospitals for Review” through September
30, 2014
o Generally, Recovery Auditors and other Medicare review contractors will
not conduct post-payment patient status reviews of inpatient hospital
claims with dates of admission on or after October 1, 2013 through
October 1, 2014.
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Additional Development
Requests (ADR) Clarification
• Currently there is no systematic way to
determine that a claim is for services on the
inpatient only list prior to developing for
records, therefore you must respond to all
development requests
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If it is determined after review that the claim is for
a procedures on the inpatient only list it will be
deleted from the probe sample, and released to
continue processing
A replacement claim will then be selected to
ensure the correct probe sample size.
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Inpatient Hospital Reviews
Updates
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Extension of the Probe and Educate Period through September 30, 2014
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Additional clarification of guidance on the Physician Order and Physician Certification for
Hospital Admissions
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Update to the Reviewing Hospital Claims for Patient Status: Admissions Ono or After October 1,
2013 document
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http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/Downloads/IP-Certificationand-Order-01-30-14.pdf
http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Monitoring-Programs/Medicare-FFS-CompliancePrograms/MedicalReview/Downloads/ReviewingHospitalClaims_forAdmission_forPosting_01312014_508Clean.pdf
Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Connects National Provider Call
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February 27, 2014 Two-Midnight Benchmark- Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and
Certification
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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events-Items/201402-27-2Midnight.html
For additional information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Monitoring-Programs/Medicare-FFS-CompliancePrograms/Medical-Review/InpatientHospitalReviews.html
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Common Working File (CWF) and Fiscal Intermediary
Standard System (FISS) Informational Unsolicited
Response (IUR) or Denial of Inpatient Services Related
to a Hospice Terminal Diagnosis
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Change Request # 8273
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Effective: April 1, 2014, Implementation: April 7, 2014
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Key Points:
o An inpatient hospital claim will be denied when providers bill with a
condition code 07 (Treatment of Non-terminal Condition for
Hospice) on an inpatient claim and the principal diagnosis on the
inpatient claim is found to match one of the diagnosis codes on the
hospice claim
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For More Information:
o http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-LearningNetwork-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8273.pdf
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Informational Unsolicited Response (IUR) or
Reject for Ambulance Skilled Nursing Facility
(SNF) to Skilled Nursing Facility Transfer
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Change Request #8408
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Effective April 1, 2014, and Implementation on April 7, 2014
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Key Points:
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The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) through claim data has identified suppliers that were
billing ambulance claims for SNF to SNF transfer separately under Part B resulting in
overpayments
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The SNF discharging the beneficiary to another SNF is financially responsible for the
transportation fees and the ambulance providers should seek payment from the transferring
SNF.
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Ambulance transportation and related ambulance services for residents in a Part A stay are
included in the SNF PPS rate and may not be billed as Part B services by the supplier.
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A transport between two SNFs is not separately payable when a beneficiary is in a Part A
covered SNF stay, and will result in a denial of a claim for such a transport
For more information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM8408.pdf
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Point of Origin for Admission or Visit Code
(Formerly Source of Admission Code) for
Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs)
• Special Edition # 1401
• Key Points:
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Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities hospitals are to use the Point of Origin for
Admission or Visit Code “D” (formerly the Source of Admission Code)
when
 A patient is discharged from an acute stay in a hospital and transferred to
the same hospitals inpatient psychiatric Distinct Part Unit (DPU)
• For More Information:
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https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1401.pdf
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Termination of the Common
Working File - Delayed
• The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act) Eligibility Transaction System (HETS) will replace
Common Working File (CWF) eligibility inquiries
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Access to Health Insurance Query Access (HIQA) and CWF
inquiry menu option 10 will be terminated
For more information:
MLN Matters Article MM8248
 https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-LearningNetwork-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8248.pdf
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Special Edition Article SE1249
 http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-LearningNetwork-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/SE1249.pdf
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Remittance Advice Remark Code(RARC) and
Claims Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) and
Medicare Remit Easy Print (MREP) and PC
Print Update
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Change Request # 8561
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Effective : April 1, 2014, Implementation : April 7, 2014
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Key Points:
o To update the Claim Adjustment Reason code (CARC) and
Remittance Advice (RARC) lists to the most recently published
version
o Provides instructions to VIP’s and FISS to update Medicare Remit
Easy Print (MREP) and PC Print systems
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For More Information:
o http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-LearningNetwork-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8567.pdf
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Revised CMS 1500 Paper
Claim Form: Version 2/12
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OMB approved revised CMS 1500 claim form, version 02/12, OMB control
number, 0938-1197
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Changed the form to adequately accommodate and implement ICD-10-CM
diagnosis codes
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Revisions add the following functionality:
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Tentative timeline for implementation (subject to change)
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Indicators for differentiating between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes.
Expansion of the number of possible diagnosis codes to 12.
Qualifiers to identify the ordering, referring and supervising provider roles (on item 17)
January 6, 2014: Medicare begins receiving and processing paper claims submitted on the
revised CMS 1500 claim form (version 02/12)
January 6- March 31, 2014: Dual use period during which Medicare continues to receive
and process paper claims submitted on the old CMS 1500 claim form (version 08/05)
April 1, 2014: Medicare receives and processes paper claims submitted only on the revised
CMS 1500 claim form (version 02/12)
For more information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/FFSProvPartProg/Downloads/201306-27Enews.pdf
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ICD-10 Update
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ICD-10 Implementation
• October 1, 2014 – Compliance date for
implementation of ICD-10-CM (diagnoses) and
ICD-10-PCS (procedures)
• No more delays
• ICD-10-CM will be used by all providers in every
health care setting
• ICD-10-PCS will be used only for hospital claims
for inpatient hospital procedures
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ICD-10-PCS will not be used on physician claims,
even those for inpatient visits
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ICD-10 Implementation
• Single implementation date of October 1,
2014 for all users
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Date of service for ambulatory and physician
reporting
 Ambulatory and physician services provided on or after
October 1, 2014 will use ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes
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Date of discharge for hospital claims for inpatient
settings
 Inpatient discharges occurring on or after October 1,
2014 will use ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes
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Split Claim Billing
 Claims that Span October 1, 2014
• Outpatient claims - SPLIT claim and Use
FROM date
• Inpatient claims – Use ONLY THROUGH
date/DISCHARGE date – use ICD-10
codes
• http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-andEducation/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1325.pdf
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CPT and HCPCS
• No impact on Current Procedure
Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare
Common Procedure Coding System
(HCPCS) codes
• CPT and HCPCS will continue to be used
for physician and ambulatory services
including physician visits to inpatients
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ICD-10 Conversion from ICD-9 and Related Code
Infrastructure of the Medicare Shared Systems as They Relate
to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
National Coverage Determination
• Change Request # 8109 and # 8197
• Key Points:
Medicare contractors and Shared System Maintainers create and update
National Coverage Determination (NCD) hard-coded shared system edits
that contain ICD-9 diagnosis codes with comparable ICD-10 diagnosis
codes plus all associated coding infrastructure, such as procedure codes,
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) and Current
Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, denial messages, frequency edits,
Place of Service (POS), Type of Bill (TOB) and provider specialties, etc.
o Operational changes that are necessary to implement the conversion of
the Medicare system diagnosis codes specific to the Medicare National
Coverage Database (NCD) spreadsheets attached to CR8109 and 8197.
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• For more information:
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MLN Matters® Number: MM8109 and MM8197
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-LearningNetwork-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/index.html
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Display of ICD-10 Local Coverage
Determinations (LCDs) on the
Medicare Coverage Database (MCD)
• Change Request # 8348
• Effective: October 2, 2013, Implementation: April 10, 2014
• Key Points:
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All ICD-10 LCDs and associated ICD-10 Articles shall be
published on the MCD no later than April 10, 2014
All LCDs and Articles will receive a new LCD/Article ID number
• For more information:
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http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Guidance/Transmittals/Downloads/R1293OTN.pdf
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ICD-10 Resources
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ICD-10
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Provider Resources
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http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/CMS-Sponsored-ICD-10-Teleconferences.html
MedScape Modules
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http://cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Provider-Resources.html
CMS Sponsored ICD-10 Teleconferences
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http://cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/ProviderResources.html
Medicare Fee-For-Service Resources
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http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/index.html
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/MedscapeModulesAvailableonICD10.pdf
Sign up for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ICD-10 Industry Email Updateso
http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/CMS_ICD-10_Industry_Email_Updates.html
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Follow @CMSGov on Twitter
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Subscribe to Latest News Page Watch
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https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCMS/subscriber/new?topic_id=USCMS_609
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ICD-10 MLN Resources
• MLN Matters Articles:
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Special Edition Article SE1239 – Updated ICD-10
Implementation Information
Special Edition Article SE1240 – Partial Code Freeze Prior to
ICD-10 Implementation
Special Edition Article SE1325 – Institutional Services Split
Claims Billing Instructions for Medicare FFS Claims that Span
the ICD-10 Implementation Date
MLN Article MM7492 – Medicare FFS Claims Processing
Guidance for Implementing ICD-10
• MLN Products
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ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths and Facts
ICD-10-CM/PCS The Next Generation of Coding
ICD-10-CM Classification Enhancements
General Equivalence Mappings Frequently Asked Questions
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ICD-10 eHealth University
Resources
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CMS has launched eHealth University, a new go-to resource to help
providers understand, implement, and successfully participate in CMS
eHealth programs
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Fact Sheet- Introduction to ICD-10
Checklist- Transition Checklist: Large Practices
Checklist- Transition Checklist: Small and Medium Practices
Fact Sheet- Basics for Small and Rural Practices
Guide- Introduction to ICD-10 for Providers
Video- Small Practice Guide to a Smooth Transition
Video- Roadmap for Small Clinical Practices
Webinar- Preparing for October 2014 Compliance Date
Guide- ICD-10 Online Guide
Checklist- Talking to Your Vendors About ICD-10: Tips for Medical Practices
http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/eHealthUniversity.html
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ICD-10 End-to-End
Testing
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CMS will offer end-to-end testing to a small sample group of providers who
volunteer to participate
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End-to-end testing includes the submission of test claims to CMS with ICD10 codes and the provider’s receipt of a Remittance Advice (RA) that
explains the adjudication of the claims
The goal of this testing is to demonstrate that
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Must complete the volunteer testing form by March 24, 2014
Providers or submitters are able to successfully submit claims containing ICD-10
codes to the Medicare FFS claims systems
CMS software changes made to support ICD-10 result in appropriately adjudicated
claims (based on the pricing data used for testing purposes)
Accurate RAs are produced
Week of July 21-25 2014
The volunteer testing form is available in the ICD-10 Implementation
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http://www.novitassolutions.com/webcenter/spaces/MedicareJL/page/pagebyid?contentId=00003602
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8602.pdf
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Comprehensive Error Rate Testing
(CERT)
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Comprehensive Error
Rate Testing (CERT)
• What is it? A program developed by Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) to randomly audit claims
monthly to determine if they processed correctly
• Why does it matter? To protect the Medicare trust fund and
determine error rates nationally and regionally
• Who is involved? You. A request for medical records from
AdvanceMed alerts you that one of your claims has been
selected as part of the monthly random sample
• How does it work? A letter will be sent to your office
requesting the medical documentation. You need to comply in
a timely manner with the request
• JL
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http://www.novitas-solutions.com/webcenter/spaces/CERT_JL
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Comprehensive Error
Rate Testing (CERT)
• National Claim Paid Error Rate
6.8 % Inpatient hospitals
o 4.8 % Non-inpatient hospital facilities
o 9.9 % Physician/Lab /Ambulance
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• Impacts all providers submitting Fee for Service claims
• Limited random claim sample
• Record requests must be received within 30 days from the initial
CERT letter
• Right to Appeal? Yes
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JL Part A Common Errors
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Insufficient documentation:
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Medical necessity errors:
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No valid physician’s order
Inpatient stay
Missing or illegible documentation and/or physician signature
Procedure/service performed
No valid certification for therapy services
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 3 day qualifying stay
Need for an inpatient stay
Related services
Other errors:
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Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)
Discharge disposition code
Resource Utilization Group (RUG)
Laboratory services and
Debridement code
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Contractor Initiatives
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Website Improvements
• Based on your feedback we continue to
update the Novitas Solutions website to
better service your needs and to allow for
better navigation
• New features are available
Website content displayed by contract and
line and business
o Improved search functionality
o Enhanced left-side navigation bar
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Novitas Home Page
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JL Part A Center
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JL MAC Local Coverage
Determinations (LCDs)
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Effective March 27, 2014
Cataract Extraction (including Complex Cataract Surgery) (L34344)
Frequency of Dialysis (L34388)
Glaucoma Treatment with Aqueous Drainage Device (L34355)
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Testing (L27499)
Lacrimal Punctum Plugs (L34358)
Outpatient Sleep Studies (L27530)
Surgery: Blepharoplasty (L34396)
Vascular Access for Hemodialysis (L32465)
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (L34342)
Wound Care and Cellular and/or Tissue-Based Products for Wounds
(CTPs) (L27547) (formerly titled Wound Care and Bioengineered
Skin Substitutes)
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Retired Local Coverage
Determinations (LCDs)
• Novitas began directing customers to the
Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) for retired
LCDs and previous versions for currently active
LCDs
• Medical Policy page has been updated with a link
to the MCD
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http://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/
• Active and Draft policies can be found on our
website
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http://www.novitassolutions.com/webcenter/spaces/MedicalPolicy_JL
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Enrollment Revalidation
MLN Matters® Special Edition Article SE1126:
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All providers enrolled with Medicare prior to March 25, 2011, must
revalidate their enrollment information, but only after receiving
notification from Medicare.
Newly enrolled providers who submitted applications on or after
March 25, 2011, will not be affected.
Between now and March 2015, Medicare will send notices on a
regular basis to begin the revalidation process.
The application fee is $542.00 for Calendar Year (CY) 2014.
Providers have 60 days to respond to the revalidation letter.
www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-NetworkMLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1126.pdf
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Jurisdiction L Customer
Contact Information
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Provider Contact Infomation
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Hours of Operation
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Calendar of Events
• Our Training and Events Center offers a wide
variety of education
• Join us for Workshops, Teleconferences, and
Webinars
• To view the most current calendar of events, visit:
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Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS)
• The CMS website offers valuable resources such as:
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CMS Internet Only Manuals (IOMs)
Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Articles
Open Door Forum
MLN Connects
 http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-andEducation/Outreach/FFSProvPartProg/Downloads/2013-0627Enews.pdf
• For additional resources visit:
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http://www.cms.gov/
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