V19 mistakes major medical for Medicare

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arthur325
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V19 mistakes major medical for Medicare

Post by arthur325 » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:13 pm

I get an error message on electronic billing of major medical Insurance Co. "Medicare Coverage Too many Dx codes selected for the charge" The software is thinking I am billing Medicare when I am not

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Re: V19 mistakes major medical for Medicare

Post by Gavin Walker » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:06 pm

Well the error message might say Medicare, but did you select more than 4 diagnosis pointers on the charge?
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Re: V19 mistakes major medical for Medicare

Post by arthur325 » Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:24 pm

yes, I did have 6 Dx codes

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Re: V19 mistakes major medical for Medicare

Post by Gavin Walker » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:44 pm

You can have a maximum of 12 diagnosis on a claim, but there is a maximum of ticking 4 diagnosis pointers per charge line. Don't tick more than 4 for any line item.

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