tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 3

Reader Question: Consider Options for 'Timely-Filing' Fix

Question: We submitted a claim for a patient who didn’t provide insurance information at the time of the visit to our surgical office. Now, the patient still hasn’t provided the insurance information and we’re getting close to the timely filing deadline. What recourse do we have? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: If the patient doesn’t provide his insurance information in time for you to meet the timely filing deadline, but you have the claim ready to send, you may have a few options. Appeal to the payer: Practices have successfully appealed timely filing denials when the patient...

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