Saturday, October 2, 2010
SUBMITTING documents electronically
Claim attachments are supplemental documents providing additional medical information to the claims processor that cannot be accommodated within the claim format. Common attachments are Certificates of Medical Necessity (CMNs), discharge summaries and operative reports. They are sent to the carrier/intermediary with the original claim or in response to a request from a carrier/intermediary.
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Medicare physician fee schedule - Quick overview
Medicare Part B pays for physician services based on the PFS, which lists the more than 7,400 unique
covered services and their payment rates. Physicians’ services include the following:
* Office visits;
* Surgical procedures;
* Anesthesia services; and
* A range of other diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates
Payment rates for an individual service are based on
three components:
1) Relative Value Units (RVU)
2) Conversion Factor (CF)
3) Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI)
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates Formula
The Medicare PFS payment rates formula is shown below:
[(Work RVU x Work GPCI) + (PE RVU x PE GPCI) +
(MP RVU x MP GPCI)] x CF
Medicare fee schedule download
covered services and their payment rates. Physicians’ services include the following:
* Office visits;
* Surgical procedures;
* Anesthesia services; and
* A range of other diagnostic and therapeutic services.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates
Payment rates for an individual service are based on
three components:
1) Relative Value Units (RVU)
2) Conversion Factor (CF)
3) Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCI)
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Payment Rates Formula
The Medicare PFS payment rates formula is shown below:
[(Work RVU x Work GPCI) + (PE RVU x PE GPCI) +
(MP RVU x MP GPCI)] x CF
Medicare fee schedule download

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