Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Notes:
Cancel -- Don't Resubmit -- RAPs With Errors
Published on Fri Aug 23, 2013
If you discover you made an error on a Request for Anticipated Payment that you submitted, you’ll have to bite the bullet and cancel and resubmit it. "If your RAP paid and you determine it contains incorrect information, you will need to cancel it, HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS says in a frequently asked question posted on its website.
Remember: "RAPs may not be adjusted," CGS explains. "A provider-cancelled RAP causes the episode established on the Common Working File (CWF) to be removed," CGS adds.
Wait for the canceled RAP to process before submitting the new one, CGS advises online at www.cgsmedicare.com/hhh/education/faqs/hh_billing_faqs.html.
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