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Health Insurance Claim Form Analysis

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 1500 health insurance claim form replaces what was previously known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) 1500. The CMS-1500 is the standard paper claim form used by health care professionals and suppliers to bill Medicare Carriers or Medicare Parts A/B and Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MACs and DME MACs). This form is the official claim form used to report medical services to all government insurance plans and private insurance plans. CMS-1500 form has 33 spaces of information about the patient, insurance, services, and provider to be entered. Photocopies are not acceptable; you can only submit the original claim. Superbills cannot replace …show more content…

If more than one claim form requires the same attachment, do not staple all claim forms together with one attachment, copies of the attachment and include them with each individual claim form. Some attachments are required, for patients with Medicare as the secondary payer. With this claims, a copy of the primary insurance EOB (explanation of benefits) should be attached. Modifier 22 is another attachment it is appended to any procedure code. This modifier alert the insurance that the services provided was above and beyond the normal services for that code. The upper right margin of the claim is for administrative use only. Legibility of the claim is very important for timely processing. Do not use whiteout for corrections or make any markings that cross multiple boxes. The ink on the form should be computer generated or black ink in legible print. The chosen font for claims is Arial at a size 10 or 11. Do not use bold, underlined, or italicized …show more content…

If the patient is covered through his/her employer and has group insurance, then the group insurance plan is marked. If the patient is covered under an individual insurance plan, self-employed, etc., then the ‘other' box would be marked.
Line 2: Enter the patient's last name, first name, and middle initial, if any, as shown on the patient's Medicare card or primary insurance card.
Item3: Patient's 8-digit birth date as MM/DD/CCYY. Also enter the sex of the patient.
Line 4: Insurance primary to Medicare, the policyholder's name, if the insured and the patient are the same individual, then enter SAME. Line 5: Patient's mailing address and telephone number, on the first line, the street address, second line city and state, and third line the ZIP code and phone number.
Line 6: Check the correct box to explain the patient's relationship to the insured when item four has been completed.
Line 7: Key in the insured's address and telephone number, if the address is the same as the patient’s enter SAME. Complete this item only when items 4 and 11 have been completed.
Line 8: Check the correct box for the patient's marital status and if employed or

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