Chpt 7 Insurance Paper Claim CMS-1500 – Flashcards

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clean claim
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claim was submitted within the program or policy time limit and contains all necessary information
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deleted claim
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Insurance claim that has been canceled, deleted, or voided by a Medicare fiscal intermediary for the following reasons: CMS-1500 (08-05) or current CMS-1450 is not used, itemized charges are not provided, more than six line items are submitted on the CMS-1500 (08-05) claim form, patient's address is missing, internal clerical error was made, Certification of Medical Necessity (CMN) was not with the Part B claim or was incomplete or invalid, and name of the store is not on the receipt that includes the price of the item.
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dirty claim
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A claim submitted with errors or one that requires manual processing to resolve problems or is rejected for payment.
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durable medical equipment
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Medicare term for reusable physical supplies such as wheelchairs and hospital beds that are ordered by the provider for use in the home; reported with HPCPS Level II codes.
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electronic claim
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Claims submitted to the insurance carrier via a central processing unit, tape diskette, direct data entry, direct wire, dial-in telephone, or personal computer via modem
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employer identification number
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EIN, An individual's federal tax identification number issued by the Internal Revenue Service for income tax purposes
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facility provider number
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A facility's (hospital, laboratory radiology office, nursing facility) provider number to be used by the facility to bill for services, or by the performing physician to report services done at that location
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group national provider identifier
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group NPI, A number assigned to a group of physicians submitting insurance claims under the group name and reporting income under one name.
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universal claim form
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The CMS-1500 claim form
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incomplete claim
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Any Medicare claim missing necessary information; such claims are identified to the provider so they may be resubmitted
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intelligent character recognition
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ICR, Same as OCR (opitical character recognition)
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invalid claim
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Any medical claim that contains complete, necessary information but is illogical or incorrect.
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national provider identifier
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under HIPAA, unique 10-digit identifier assigned to each provider by the National Provider System
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optical character recognition
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the ability to convert images of characters (bitmaps) into computer text that can be stored, searched and edited
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"other" claims
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medicare claims not considered "clean" claims that require investigation or development on a prepayment basis to determine if Medicare is the primary or secondary carrier.
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paper claim
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An insurance claim submitted on paper, including those opticaly scanned and converted to an electronic form by the insurance carrier
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pending claim
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An insurance claim held in suspence because of review or other reason.
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physically clean claim
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Insurance claims with no staples or highlighted areas. The bar code areas has not been deformed.
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rejected claim
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A claim that is returned to the hospital by the payer because the claim contained a technical error or could not be processed because it was completed in accordance with payer guidelines.
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social security number
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an individual's tax identification number issued by the federal government.
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state license number
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The physician must obtain this number in order to practice within a state.
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