Basic Healthcare
Claims
Denials
Abbreviations
Life Cycle of a Claim
100

Also total charge value of the claim. This is the amount charged for each service performed by the provider.

Billed Amount

100

It is the standard claim form used by a non-institutional provider or supplier to bill Medicare carriers.

CMS 1500

100

denial code for Deductible

PR 1

100

What does HIPPAA stands for ?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996

100

What is HCFA ?  

 Health Care Finance Administration  

200

Also called the allowed amount. This is the maximum amount the payer will pay for a service based on our contract. Expected amount can be a combination of insurance paid amount and patient’s responsibility.

Expected Amount

200

It is an insured individual's share of the costs of a covered expense (it usually applies to healthcare insurance). It is expressed as a percentage.

Coinsurance

200

The time filing limit has expired

CO-29

200

NPI stands for ___. 

National Provider Identifier

200

True or False :   Claims are  stored for 7 years for reporting. 

TRUE

300

This  is the amount that the insurance pays the provider. When there are patient’s responsibilities (PTR)  such as deductible, coinsurance or copay, paid amount is difference of EA and PTR [EA = PA + PTR].

Paid Amount

300

It is the amount an insured person must pay out-of-pocket for a covered medical service before the insurance policy begins to pay for those services.

Deductible

300

Hospice,  or patient is enrolled in a Hospice

CO B9

300

CPT

Current Procedural Terminology

300

In Which lifecycle of a claim where the insurance company reviews the claim details and determines the amount that will be paid.  

Adjudication

400

 is a statement from the patient’s health insurance plan describing what costs it will cover for medical care or products they received. It is generated when the provider submits a claim for the services were received.  

Explanation of Benefit

400

What are the ways to submit the Claim ? 

  1. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION

  2. PAPER SUBMISSION

  3. FAX SUBMISSION

  4. SUBMISSION THRU WEB

400

Non covered charges

CO-96

400

CARC

 Claim Adjustment Reason Code

400

What does EOP stands for and explain ? 

  • The provider is paid and is informed as to which procedures are being paid via a statement called an "Explanation of Payments" or "EOP"

500

What is RCM

Revenue Cycle Management

500

It is the form used by hospitals, nursing facilities, ambulatory centers, and any other medical attention provider to receive and process the billing of medical and mental health claims.


UB 04 /  hospital bill form

500

Medically not Necessary

CO-50,  PR-204, CO-242

500

HCPCS

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

500

What are the 4 lifecycle of a Claim? 

Claim Generation, Claim Submission,  Adjudication and Reporting

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