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Pub. 100-05 Medicare Secondary Payer: Transmittal 17

Guidance that revises CR3064. Revisions are: (1) labs will now enter “None” in Block 11 of Form CMS-1500 when submitting CMS-1500 forms, and carriers shall then process these claims using existing claims processing instructions; (2) the words “physicians, suppliers” are deleted from the third sentence of the first paragraph of Section 20.1; and (3) a sentence is added about Medicare’s right to recover when providers, physicians, or suppliers fail to file correct and accurate claims with Medicare.

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Final

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

Issue Date: July 16, 2004

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