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Adhering to this recommendation will help increase providers offices' cash flow. The timely filing limit cannot be extended beyond December 31 of the third calendar year after the year in which the services were furnished. This system is provided for Government authorized use only. Learn how to get a fast appeal for Medicare-covered services you get that are about to stop. Timely Filing - JE Part A - Noridian Providers may submit a corrected claim within 180 days of the Medicare paid date. You acknowledge that the ADA holds all copyright, trademark and other rights in CDT-4. The Medicare regulations at 42 C.F.R. 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Error or misrepresentation of an employee, the Medicare Contractor or agent of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that was performing Medicare functions and acting within the scope of its authority, Medicare will extend the timely filing limit through the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the beneficiary, provider or supplier received notice that an error or misrepresentation was corrected, Beneficiary receives notification of Medicare entitlement retroactive to or before the date the service was furnished, Medicare will extend the timely filing limit through the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the beneficiary, provider or supplier received notification of Medicare entitlement retroactive to or before the date of the furnished service, A state Medicaid agency recoups payment from a provider or supplier six months or more after the date the service was furnished to a dually eligible beneficiary, Medicare will extend the timely filing limit through the last day of the sixth month following the month in which a state Medicaid agency recovered Medicaid payment from a provider or supplier, A beneficiary was enrolled in an MA plan or PACE provider organization, but later was disenrolled from the MA plan or PACE provider organization retroactive to or before the date the service was furnished, and the MA plan or PACE provider organization recoups its payment from a provider or supplier six months or more after the date the service was furnished, In these cases, Medicare will extend the timely filing limit through the last day of the sixth month following the month in which the MA plan or PACE provider organization recovered its payment from a provider or supplier, Providers may contact the J15 Part A Provider Contact Center (PCC) by phone at, Please note Customer Service Representatives are unable to, The address on the company letterhead must match the 'Master Address' in the provider's Medicare enrollment record, The provider's six-digit Provider Transaction Access Number (PTAN), The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI), The last five digits of the provider's Federal Tax Identification (ID) number, Dates of service for the claim(s) in question, A written report by the agency (Medicare, Social Security Administration (SSA), or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC)) based on agency records, describing how its error caused failure to file within the usual time limit, Copies of an agency (Medicare, SSA, or MAC) letter reflecting an error, A written statement of an agency (Medicare, SSA, or MAC) employee having personal knowledge of the error, CGS Claims Processing Issues Log (CPIL) showing the system error, Copies of a SSA letter reflecting retroactive Medicare entitlement, Dated screen prints of the Common Working File (CWF) showing no Medicare eligibility at the time the claim was originally submitted and dated screen prints of CWF showing the retroactive Medicare eligibility, Copy of a state Medicaid agency letter reflecting recoupment, Copies of an MA plan or PACE provider organization letter reflecting retroactive disenrollment, Dated screen prints of the CWF showing MA plan or PACE provider organization eligibility at the time the claim was originally submitted, Proof of MA plan or PACE provider organization recoupment of a claim. what could be corrected through a reopening. 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How to appeal a coverage or payment decision made by Medicare, your health plan, drug plan or Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) Plan. The scope of this license is determined by the ADA, the copyright holder. This product includes CPT which is commercial technical data and/or computer data bases and/or commercial computer software and/or commercial computer software documentation, as applicable which were developed exclusively at private expense by the American Medical Association, 515 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60610. Receive Medicare's "Latest Updates" each week. For more details, go to, If you received a letter asking for additional information, submit it using Claims in the. In addition, there must be a clear and direct relationship between the system error and the late filing of the claim. 1 Cigna may request appropriate evidence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented timely submission (e.g., natural disaster). The responsibility for the content of this file/product is with CGS or the CMS and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or implied. These materials contain Current Dental Terminology, Fourth Edition (CDT), copyright 2002, 2004 American Dental Association (ADA). This will allow you to adjust the MSP claim if the primary insurer later recoups their money.