BC Advantage - 2007 Issue 3

The New UB-04 and Present-on-Admission Indicator

Almost concurrent with the update to the CMS-1500 form, facility providers will be implementing a new paper form. Beginning March 1, 2007 providers can start to use the new UB-04 form, which is replacing the UB-92 form. By May 23, 2007, it will be the only form accepted for facility billing. The new form retains the designation CMS-1450 used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The electronic format of the CMS-1450 accommodates more characters than the corresponding form fields, though.The latest form incorporates the National Provider Identifier (NPI), taxonomy changes, and additional diagnosis and procedure codes...

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