New Timeframe for Response to Additional Documentation Requests AND Payment for G0101 and Q0091 in RHC
Provider Types Affected
This MLN Matters Article is intended for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) who are authorized to bill under the All Inclusive Rate (AIR) system and submit claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
Provider Action Needed
Change Request (CR) 8927 adds Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code G0101 (Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination) and code Q0091 (screening Papanicolaou smear) to the list of preventive services paid based on the All-Inclusive Rate (AIR) for RHCs and FQHCs. Make sure your billing staffs are aware of this changes.
Background
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 are billable visits when furnished by a RHC or FQHC practitioner to a RHC or FQHC patient.
CR8927 instructs MACs to allow HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 to be billed as a stand-alone encounter/visit. These services will be paid the AIR on RHC and FQHC claims for 71X and 77X Tyoes of Bills (TOBs), effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2014. Please note that deductible and coinsurance are NOT to be applied to G0101 or Q0091. If other billable visits are furnished on the same day as G0101 or Q0091, only one visit will be paid.
G0101 or Q0091 are payable annually for women at high risk for developing cervical or vaginal cancer, and women of childbearing age who have had an abnormal Pap test within the past 3 years. It is payable every 2 years for women at normal risk. For FQHCs billing under the PPS, G0101 and Q0091 are qualifying visit when billed with FQHC payment HCPCS codes G0466 or G0467.
Your MAC will not search for claims that have been denied with HCPCS code G0101 or Q0091 prior to the implementation of CR8927, but will adjust any claims that you bring to their attention.
New Timeframe for Response to Additional Documentation Requests
Provider Types Affected
This MLN Matters Article is intended for physician, providers and suppliers submitting claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), including Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MACs, for services to Medicare beneficiaries.
What You Need to Know
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 8583, which instructs MACs and Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) to produce pre-payment review Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) that state that providers and suppliers have 45 days to respond to an ADR issued by a MAC or a ZPIC. Failure to respond within 45 days of pre-payment review ADR will result in denial of the claim(s) related to the ADR. Make sure your billing staffs are aware of these changes.
Background
In certain circumstance, CMS review contractors (MACs, ZPICs, Recovery Auditors, the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing contractor and the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor) may not be able to make a determination on a claim they have chosen for review based upon the information on the claim, its attachments or the billing history found in claims processing system (if applicable) or Medicare’s Common Working File (CWF).
In those instances, the CMS review contractor will solicit documentation from the provider or supplier by issuing as ADR. The requirements for additional documentation are as follows:
The Social Security Act, Section 1833 (e) – Medicare contractors are authorized to collect medical documentation. The Act states that no payment shall be made to any provider or other person for services unless they have furnished such information as may be necessary in order to determine the amounts due to such provider or other person for the period with respect to which the amounts are being paid or for any prior period.
According to the “Medicare Program Integrity Manual” Chapter 3, Section 3.2.3.2, (Verifying Potential Errors and Tracking Corrective Actions), when requesting documentation for pre-payment review, the MAC and ZPIC shall notify providers that the requested documentation is to be submitted within 45 calendar days of the request. Reviewers shall deny claims for which the requested documentation was not received by day 46.
Note: This article was revised on November 18, 2014, to make corrections in the article, especially to clarify ADR requirements related to pre-payment review.
Provider Types Affected
This MLN Matters Article is intended for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) who are authorized to bill under the All Inclusive Rate (AIR) system and submit claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
Provider Action Needed
Change Request (CR) 8927 adds Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code G0101 (Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination) and code Q0091 (screening Papanicolaou smear) to the list of preventive services paid based on the All-Inclusive Rate (AIR) for RHCs and FQHCs. Make sure your billing staffs are aware of this changes.
Background
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has determined that HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 are billable visits when furnished by a RHC or FQHC practitioner to a RHC or FQHC patient.
CR8927 instructs MACs to allow HCPCS codes G0101 and Q0091 to be billed as a stand-alone encounter/visit. These services will be paid the AIR on RHC and FQHC claims for 71X and 77X Tyoes of Bills (TOBs), effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2014. Please note that deductible and coinsurance are NOT to be applied to G0101 or Q0091. If other billable visits are furnished on the same day as G0101 or Q0091, only one visit will be paid.
G0101 or Q0091 are payable annually for women at high risk for developing cervical or vaginal cancer, and women of childbearing age who have had an abnormal Pap test within the past 3 years. It is payable every 2 years for women at normal risk. For FQHCs billing under the PPS, G0101 and Q0091 are qualifying visit when billed with FQHC payment HCPCS codes G0466 or G0467.
Your MAC will not search for claims that have been denied with HCPCS code G0101 or Q0091 prior to the implementation of CR8927, but will adjust any claims that you bring to their attention.
New Timeframe for Response to Additional Documentation Requests
Provider Types Affected
This MLN Matters Article is intended for physician, providers and suppliers submitting claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), including Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MACs, for services to Medicare beneficiaries.
What You Need to Know
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 8583, which instructs MACs and Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) to produce pre-payment review Additional Documentation Requests (ADRs) that state that providers and suppliers have 45 days to respond to an ADR issued by a MAC or a ZPIC. Failure to respond within 45 days of pre-payment review ADR will result in denial of the claim(s) related to the ADR. Make sure your billing staffs are aware of these changes.
Background
In certain circumstance, CMS review contractors (MACs, ZPICs, Recovery Auditors, the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing contractor and the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor) may not be able to make a determination on a claim they have chosen for review based upon the information on the claim, its attachments or the billing history found in claims processing system (if applicable) or Medicare’s Common Working File (CWF).
In those instances, the CMS review contractor will solicit documentation from the provider or supplier by issuing as ADR. The requirements for additional documentation are as follows:
The Social Security Act, Section 1833 (e) – Medicare contractors are authorized to collect medical documentation. The Act states that no payment shall be made to any provider or other person for services unless they have furnished such information as may be necessary in order to determine the amounts due to such provider or other person for the period with respect to which the amounts are being paid or for any prior period.
According to the “Medicare Program Integrity Manual” Chapter 3, Section 3.2.3.2, (Verifying Potential Errors and Tracking Corrective Actions), when requesting documentation for pre-payment review, the MAC and ZPIC shall notify providers that the requested documentation is to be submitted within 45 calendar days of the request. Reviewers shall deny claims for which the requested documentation was not received by day 46.
Note: This article was revised on November 18, 2014, to make corrections in the article, especially to clarify ADR requirements related to pre-payment review.