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Instructions for Use of Informational Remittance Advice Remark Code Alert on Laboratory Service Remittance Advices

CR 11369 states, effective January 1, 2020, MACs will include a revised informational Remittance Advice Remark Code (RARC) Alert Code N817 on all RAs returned from processed claims containing a laboratory service.

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

Issue Date: August 02, 2019

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