Adjustments
Write-offs
Spot the Error
T-Codes
100

What is the difference between X303 & X403? 

What is pre and post payment? 

100

What do write-off T-code start with? 

What is W?

100

FC TN, non-contracted primary insurance denied due to untimely filing. DOS 08/26/2023 - 09/10/2023 

***B1 W331 $126.89 CY09/11/2023***

What is incorrect discharge day? 

100

This is the T-code used if primary Medicare advantage insurance assigned patient responsibility and Medicaid denies for Max allowed. 

What is W211?

200

How many total asterisks are needed for one adjustment request? 

What is 6?

200

Write-offs are used to report what? 

What is Loss in Revenue?

200

Aetna Medicaid paid correctly per contract minus two days. The balance on the account is $1190.00 However it should be $1200.00. DOS 04/20/2023 - 05/01/2023

***B1 X403 $(10.00) CY05/01/2023***

What is no error? 

200

This T-code is used when writing off balance due to timely filing for TO FC? 

What is W331?

300

Adjustments are used to reflect the difference between what two things? 

Billed Charges and Payer's Contractual Obligation

300

NMCR Primary insurance paid correctly and applied $1200 patient responsibility. The balance is in bucket 2 and Medicaid denied for max allowed. DOS 04/20/2024 - 05/01/2024. How would you request the adjustment? 

What is ***B2 W211 $1,200.00 CY05/01/2024***

300

Facility did not obtain authorization from the primary insurance. FC is TT. Balance on account is $911.00

***B1 W441 $(911.00) CY08/28/24*** 


Two-digit year & Brackets

300

Inpatient Aetna Medicaid account. A denial has been received for no continued authorization and a peer to peer was performed. 

What t-code and status code would be used?

What is W451 and 500 status?

400

Typically, adjustments are made based off of this insurance?

What is Primary Insurance?

400

Write-offs due to no continued authorization are statused to? 

What is Status Code 500?

400

OP Primary insurance is BC Medicaid. BC paid all line except for hot/cold packs. 

***B1 W211 $75.00 CY01/01/2024***


What is T-code W211? This would be a true up and not a write-off. Should have used X403 instead.

400

This is the T-Code used to submit a write-off when the payer is denying due to ROPA 

What is W700

500

Inpatient remaining balance on account of $386.09. FC is TT. Per review, Insurance paid correctly. Patient was discharged on 07/07/2024. What would the request adjustment be? 

***B1 X403 $386.09 CY07/07/2024***


500

Late charges of $(150.00) were added to the account after the final bill charges dropped. FC is TT and payer pays per diem. The patient was discharged 01/01/2024 How should the adjustment be requested?


***B1 W221 $(150.00) CY01/01/2024***

500

IP MCR Advantage paid correctly at 100% CMG and applied patient responsibility of $1632.00. Current balance on the account is $1632.01 & we received a max allowed denial from secondary Medicaid. DOS 11/21/2023 - 11/26/2023.

***B1 X404 $0.01 CY11/26/2023***B1 W211 $1,632.00 CY11/26/2023***

What is incorrect manual adjustment T-Code? 

500

On Medicaid, write-off T-codes are the same no matter if it is an IP account or an OP account. The only time IP/OP changes the T-code is when we submit this type of adjustment, what are those T-codes? 

What is a pre or post payment manual adjustment?

IP Post X403 OP Post X404

IP Pre X303 OP Pre X304