Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: November 26, 2014

Program Area: Distributed Data Collection (DDC) for RA Including HCRP/EDGE Server

Question: Is it acceptable for an issuer to submit an original claim with a paid amount referencing all Claim IDs?

Answer: Yes. Issuers may choose to submit a final version of the claim if the claim is processed multiple times in a given period, even if those claims have different IDs.

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