Pub 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing: Claim Status Category and Claim Status Codes Update
Guidance that announces industry is allowed six (6) months for implementation of newly added or changed Claim Status and Claim Status Category Codes. These codes are for use by Medicare contractors with the Health Care Claim Status Request and Response ASC X12N 276/277, Health Care Claim Acknowledgement ASC X12N 277, and are updated three times per year. Contractors are to use codes posted at http://www.wpc-edi.com/codes on or about July 1, 2011 which are listed as current codes on that site.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 18, 2011
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