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Last name, first name (or first initial) and middle initial (if available) of the beneficiary for whom the billing transaction was processed. Billing transactions will display in alphabetical order by the beneficiary's last name.

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Patient control number that was submitted on the billing transaction.

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Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARCs) provide information about an adjustment and explain why a billing transaction or service line was paid differently than it was billed. A list of the latest codes is available at http://www.wpc-edi.com/reference/codelists/healthcare/claim-adjustment-reason-codes/.

  • CARC 45 will display on home health final claims subject to the outlier limitation.
  • CARC 253 indicates a reduction in payment due to sequestration
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Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARCs) provides further explanation of an adjustment already described by the code in the RC field. It is also used to relay informational messages. A list of the latest codes is available at: http://www.wpc-edi.com/reference/codelists/healthcare/remittance-advice-remark-codes/

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The Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) number assigned to the billing transaction. Not applicable to home health and hospice billing transactions.

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The outlier payment that was made in addition to the DRG payment (if applicable). Not applicable to home health and hospice billing transactions.

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The coinsurance amount for which the beneficiary is responsible. Applicable to home health outpatient therapy billing transactions (34X type of bill).

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The dollar amount that the provider owes the beneficiary for overpaid deductible and coinsurance. Not applicable to home health and hospice billing transactions.

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An adjustment resulting from a contractual agreement between the payer and payee. This amount reflects the difference between the billed amount and the net reimbursement, minus any other deductions (e.g., sequestration).

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Beneficiary's Medicare ID number for whom the billing transaction was processed.

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Internal Control Number (ICN), also referred to as the Document Control Number (DCN) is a unique number assigned to the billing transaction when received by CGS.

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An outlier code indicates a cost outlier was paid to a hospital provider.

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The dollar amount of the funds Medicare pays for 'new technology' drugs and devices.

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The dollar amount of Medicare covered charges.

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The End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network Reduction amount. Not applicable to home health and hospice billing transactions.

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The dollar amount for which the patient is responsible.

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The beginning and ending dates on the processed billing transaction.

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The beginning and ending dates on the processed billing transaction.

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The Type of Bill (TOB) of the billing transaction (e.g., final claim, adjustment, canceled, denied, or rejected claim, and Request for Anticipated Payment (RAP).)

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The physician's professional component billed on the billing transaction.

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The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Primary Payer amount when the primary insurance made payment on the billing transaction.

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The dollar amount of charges that are not covered by Medicare.

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The dollar amount of interest paid by Medicare. Interest is paid on clean billing transactions that are not paid within the 30-day timeframe.

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For home health outpatient services (type of bill 34x), this is the total reimbursement amount for all covered services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).
Not applicable to hospice billing transactions.

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The status of the billing transaction when it completed processing. The following codes are used by Medicare.

1

Paid as primary

2

Paid as secondary

3

Paid as tertiary

4

Denied (this claim status shows when a claim is denied or rejected).

19

Medicare paid primary and the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) sent the claim to another insurer.

20

Medicare paid secondary and the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) sent the claim to another insurer.

21

Medicare paid tertiary and sent the claim to another insurer.

22

Adjustment to prior claim, reversal to previous payment (this claim status shows when a claim is cancelled (TOB XX8), including RAPs which have been auto-cancelled or cancelled by the provider.

23

Not a Medicare claim and the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) sent claim to another insurer.

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Number of home health days used and applied to the Medicare Cost Report (MCR). This field does not apply to home health requests for anticipated payment (RAP) and hospice billing transactions.

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The number of covered home health or hospice days or visits.

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The number of non-covered home health or hospice days or visits<

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The dollar amount associated with the adjusted DRG code.
Not applicable to home health and hospice billing transactions.

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The dollar amount applied to the beneficiary's deductible. Applicable to home health outpatient therapy billing transactions (34X type of bill).

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The dollar amount of denied charges. When charges are denied for reasons other than Medical Review, refer the Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC) in the RC field and/or the Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) in the REM field for more information.

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Indicates a presumptive payment adjustment on a billing transaction.

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The net reimbursement for each billing transaction.

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Medicare Beneficiary Identifier

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The 2 percent payment reduction on billing transactions with dates of service on or after April 1, 2013. The RC field on the remittance will include the Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARCs) 253 to explain the adjustment in payment.

 
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Population Based Payments (PBP) – Applies when provider agrees to participate in the Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Model.

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This field represents the amount associated with value code 'Q7' (ISLET Add-On Payment Amount).

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Billing transactions are grouped by Fiscal Year. If multiple FYs are present on a single remittance advice, a FY subtotal displays after each group of billing transactions.

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Billing transactions for Part A and Part B services will appear on separate pages of the remittance advice, with respective subtotals.

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