Authorization to Release
General Guidelines
Acronyms
Provider Claims
Claim Terms & Codes
100

This code is linked to the DD2870.

What is 087?

100

Legal parents and guardians may normally receive claim information for these beneficiaries.

What are dependent children under 18?

100
The acronym for this is PII.

What is personal identifiable information?

100

This is the claim form for overseas providers.

What is a CDW?

100

This is a claim that cannot be processed.

What is a removed claim?

200

This code is for Power of Attorney.

What is 697?

200

This means no information can be given even if the representative has Authorization to Release.

What is a sensitive diagnosis?
200

The acronym for this is PHI.

What is protected (personal) health information?


200

This is where we check to see if a provider has AOB.

What is the claim form?

200

These codes tell us what a provider did.

What are CPT & HCSPCS codes?

300

This code is for access to information on the portal only.

What is 070?

300

This form will allow representatives to receive claim information over the phone.

What is the DD2870?

300

The acronym for this is HIPAA.

What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

300

This is the claim form for non-institutional providers in the US Territories.

What is the CMS-1500?

300

This is a correction to a claim that has been processed if at least 1 cent was allowed.

What is an adjustment?

400

These codes allow representatives to get claims information over the phone.

What are 087 and 697?

400

This is one reason the BSC must be so vigilant with claims information.

What is HIPAA?

400

The acronym for this is AOB.

What is Assignment of Benefits?

400

This is the claim form for institutional providers in the US Territories.

What is the UB-04?

400

This happens if a beneficiary or provider is overpaid by $110 or more.

What is a formal recoupment?

500

This code allows a representative to change a claims address.

What is 697?

500

This is the workaround if a caller does not have Authorization to Release.

What is a verbal authorization?

500

The acronym for this is ICD-10. (Never on a quiz!)

What is International Classification of Diseases-10th edition?

500

This claim form automatically grants providers AOB.

What is the CDW?

500

This is WPS' internal number for images.

What is an ICN?

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