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14060451515CMS 100 -paper claim submitted to TPP for reinbursement ( paper claim )0
14060451516HIPPA x12 837 -electronic form used to send a claim ( HIPPA 837 P claim (electronic)1
14060451517HIPPA requires electronic transmission of claims by all providers with _________ employees.10 or more2
14060451518National Uniform Claim Commitee (NUCC) -organization responsible for claim content3
14060451519CMS - 1500 (02/12) -revised-current paper claim approved by the NUCC4
140604515205010 version -new format for the EDI transactions (data exchange electronic)5
14060451521The CMS - 1500 claim has a _________________________________ and _____ item numbers (INs)carrier block and 33 item numbers6
14060451522Carrier Block -data entry area in the upper right of the CMS - 15007
14060451523Condition code -two digit numeric or alphanumeric codes used to report a special condition or unique circumstance.8
14060451524The upper portion of the CMS - 1500 claim form ( ITEM Numbers 1-13) :lists demographic information about the patient and specific information about the patients insurance coverage.9
14060451525Insurance is entered based onthe patient information form, insurance card, and payer verification .10
14060451526Types of providers (4)1. pay to provide 2. rendering provider 3. Billing provider 4. referring provider11
14060451527Pay to provider -person or organization that will be paid for services on a HIPPA claim12
14060451528Rendering provider -term used to identify an alternative physician or professional who provides the procedure .13
14060451529Billing provider -person or organization sending a hippa claim14
14060451530Physician / Supplier information section ( CMS 1500 ) -this section identifies the healthcare provider, describes the services performed and gives the payer additional info to process the claim15
14060451531Other ID number ( CMS 1500 ) -additional provider identification number16
14060451532Qualifier ( CMS 1500 ) -two digit code for a type of provider identification number other that the NPI17
14060451533Outside laboratory (CMS 1500 ) -purchased laboratory services .18
14060451534Service line information ( CMS 1500)information about services being reported19
14060451535Place of Service ( POS ) code (CMS 1500 ) -(24. B ) administrative code indicating where medical services were provided20
14060451536Taxonomy Code (CMS 1500) -administrative code set used to report a physicians specialty21
14060451537administrative code set (CMS 1500 ) -required codes for various data elements.22
14060451538The lower portion of the CMS 1500 claim form ( item numbers 14-33 ) :contains information about the provider or supplies and the patients condition, including the diagnosis, procedures, and charges (information is based on the encounter form )23
14060451539Data element ( 837 claim )smallest unit of information in a HIPPA transaction . Example : A patients name24
14060451540Required data element ( 837 claim )information that must be supplied on an electronic claim25
14060451541Situational data element -information that mst be on a claim in conjunction with certain other data elements.26
140604515425 sections of the HIPPA 837 claim :Provider information subscriber information payer information claim information service line information27
14060451543Responsible party ( 837P claim )other person or entity who will pay a patients charges28
14060451544claim filing indicator code (837P ) -administrative code that identifies the type of health plan29
14060451545individual relationship code (837P) -administrative code specifying the patients relationship to the subscriber30
14060451546destination payer (837P )health plan receiving a HIPPA claim31
14060451547Claim control number (837P)unique number assigned to a claim by the sender32
14060451548Claim frequency code or claim submission reason code (837p)adminisytrative code that identifies the claim as original , replacement, or void/ cancel action33
14060451549line item control numberunique number assigned to each service line item reported q34
14060451550claim attachment -additional data in printed or electronic format sent to support a claim . Examples : include lab results , specialty consultation notes, and discharge notes.35
14060451551Clean claim -claim accepted by a health plan for adjudication. properly completed and contains all the necessary information .36
14060451552HIPPA x12 276/277 Health care claim status Inquiry / Responseelectronic format used to ask payers about claims .37
14060451553277 -response38
14060451554276 -inquiry39
14060451555Claim scrubber -soft ware that checks claims to permit error correction40
14060451556Transmission of electronic claims through three major methods ;1. in the direct transmission approach , providers and payers exchange transactions directly 2. The majority of providers use clearinghouses to send and receive data incorrect EDI format 3. Some payers offer online direct data entry (DDE) to providers, which involves using an Internet- based service into which employees key the standard data elements41

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