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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. 1 Cigna may request appropriate evidence of extraordinary circumstances that prevented timely submission (e.g., natural disaster). Questions? Individual and family medical and dental insurance plans are insured by Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company (CHLIC), Cigna HealthCare of Arizona, Inc., Cigna HealthCare of Illinois, Inc., Cigna HealthCare of Georgia, Inc., Cigna HealthCare of North Carolina, Inc., Cigna HealthCare of South Carolina, Inc., and Cigna HealthCare of Texas, Inc. Group health insurance and health benefit plans are insured or administered by CHLIC, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (CGLIC), or their affiliates (see ), Last Updated Fri, 09 Dec 2022 18:08:24 +0000. Xc?fg`P? (For services furnished during October December of a year, the time limit may be extended no later than the end of the fourth year after that year. Therefore, it is important to ensure that your billing transactions are corrected from RTP (T B9997) status/location prior to the timely filing deadline. Use of CDT is limited to use in programs administered by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The ADA is a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement. + | Email | Use of CDT-4 is limited to use in programs administered by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). As a reminder, a new receipt date is assigned to RAPs, claims, and adjustments that are corrected (F9d) from the Return to Provider (RTP) file. endstream endobj 4975 0 obj <. Medicare claims must be filed no later than 12 months (or 1 full calendar year) after the date when the services were provided. CMS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS PAGE. 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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. 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