Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert
NPI ~ Are You Referencing the Right CMS-1500 Instructions?
Published on Thu Jan 05, 2006
Be sure you-ve got revised MLN article MM5060 You don't want to miss this revision to MM5060 -Additional Requirements Necessary to Implement the Revised Health Insurance Claim Form CMS-1500.- You can download the revised article online at www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5060.pdf.
The original article instructed you to use the billing provider's NPI on certain fields of the new CMS-1500 form. Instead, the article should read, use the -appropriate NPI- on the following items:
- 24J (replacing item 24K, Form CMS-1500 (12-90));
- 17B (replacing item 17 or 17A, Form CMS-1500 (12-90));
- 32a (replacing item 32, Form CMS-1500 (12-90));
- 33a (replacing item 33, Form CMS-1500 (12-90)).
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