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Claims <strong>and</strong> PaymentUB-04The UB-04 billing form is used when submittingclaims for hospital inpatient <strong>and</strong> outpatient services,dialysis services, nursing home room <strong>and</strong> board,<strong>and</strong> hospice services.National <strong>Provider</strong> IdentifierCMS requires that all health care providers acquirean NPI. In order to properly adjudicate <strong>and</strong> correctlydirect reimbursement, all fields containing providerinformation require an NPI. All providers, with theexception of sole practitioners, must acquire <strong>and</strong>submit the appropriate Type 2 organization NPI inthe appropriate field. Examples are physician grouppractices, hospitals, or durable medical equipmentsuppliers. Additional information on Type 1 <strong>and</strong>Type 2 NPI is available athttps://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/.A provider who does not have an NPI will not beable toSubmit claims for paymentReceive payments from a health planAccess information from a health planYou can apply for an NPI online athttps://nppes.cms.hhs.gov.Interim Billing Process for Institutional ServicesInterim billing is to be used when a patient isconfined in a facility for an extended period of time.Interim billings should be submitted on a monthlybasis.Interim UB (facility) claims are identified by the BillType Frequency <strong>and</strong> the Patient Status code (30).The appropriate Bill Type Frequencies are asfollows:XX2: Indicates the beginning of the stay.XX3: Indicates the middle of the stay.XX4: Indicates the final bill.<strong>Presbyterian</strong> encourages the submission of thesemonthly billings within 45 days of the beginning ofthe period for which you are billing.Submitting Late Charges <strong>and</strong> Replacement Claimsfor Institutional ServicesIn accordance with the CMS, facilities must bill latecharges, corrections, or a replacement claim withthe appropriate bill type <strong>and</strong> frequency.The appropriate Bill Type Frequencies are asfollows:XX5: Outpatient hospital late charges.XX7: Outpatient hospital replacement charges.XX7: Inpatient hospital late or replacementcharges.Ambulatory Surgical Centers must submit latecharges or replacement charges on a CMS 1500(02-12) form.For outpatient hospital late charges (XX5), submitthe late charges only. Do not include the originalcharges. If the original charges are billed with thelate charges:Clearly indicate that the claim contains late chargesDo not combine late charges with the originalchargesSeparate the late charges so that the charges areeasily identified to avoid a duplicate payment18-42014 <strong>Practitioner</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Provider</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> - Ver. 3

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