tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 8

Billing: Don't Let These NPI Traps Kill Your Cash Flow

No news might turn into really bad news -- soon Sound a loud warning if your billing office is behind in moving toward NPI-only billing for Medicare, especially if you're still sending -- and being paid for -- claims that include only your Medicare legacy number.No. 1 problem: Some home health agencies and other providers submitting legacy-number-only claims have yet to get a warning from their intermediary or contractor that things are about to change. That could make it seem as though you have no NPI worries, but that's far from the truth. "You should be receiving informational...

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