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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2008 Issue 8
Avoid NEMB Confusion With New ABN Form
Update now if you-re not already using the revised form
If you-ve never quite understood when you should provide a patient with an ABN rather than an NEMB (Notice of Exclusions from Medicare Benefits) for a noncovered service, CMS has just made your life easier.
Earlier this month, the agency unveiled its new advance beneficiary notice. This new form not only replaces the previous ABN-G (for physician services) but also incorporates the NEMB form.
CMS expects this new, combined form to "eliminate any widespread need for the NEMB in voluntary notification situations," according to the new ABN Form...
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