Practice Management Alert

Reader Question:

Double-Check Status of MBI

Question: I’ve had a few claims rejected for Medicare patients, even though I know I have their Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs). Am I doing something wrong? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: If you’re getting rejections due to incorrect MBIs, do some research into the error code. “If you get an eligibility transaction error code (AAA 72) of ‘invalid member ID,’ or [...]
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