Definitions
A patient that is transported 3 or more times in 10 days or once a week for 3 consecutive weeks
What is a PST patient ?
This is a form the patient signs that allows us to bill them for non-covered services and/or NMN transports with MCD coverage.
What is an ABN ?
CEC
What is Coroners Emergency Certificate ?
Z74.01
What is Bed Confined ?
Life Threatening Emergency Priority
What is Priority 1?
A patient that does not have health insurance is labeled this by facilities
What is indigent?
This form is required for billing LA MCD
What is the CAT form?
PAN
What is Prior Authorization Number ?
F03.90
What is Dementia?
Team Transport No Patient Priority
What is Pri 10?
A Unique 10 digit ID number issued to providers
What is an NPI ?
a form required by Medicare to show medical necessity requirements for ambulance transportation
What is a PCS?
OPC
What is Order of Protective Custody?
G82.50
What is Quadriplegia?
billing note is placed in CAD when we get auth to bill a facility
What is PAC Special Billing ?
Invoicing program created specifically for Acadian
What is AR2000?
This form is completed by a BDC to obtain additional medical information on the date of transport
What is an RDF?
POLR
What is Payor of Last Resort?
J96.00
What is Respiratory Failure?
Over 300 lbs backslash code
What is /300?
When Acadian charges a patient the difference between the provider charge and the Medicare approved amount
What is balance billing ?
This form is signed by the patient or patient representative to acknowledge that they will be responsible for any charges not covered by insurance
What is a signature page?
DRG
What is Diagnosis Related Group?
I63.9
What is Stroke ?
backslash code for Called back to cancel
What is /CBC?