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The Billing Forms And Form Of The CMS-1500

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The CMS-1500 was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It was to make the processing of billing easier to arrange the diagnosis and services provided to treat patients. The form is divided into two sections, which are the following:

Section I - Patient covered information
Section II - Physician information
Section I : The top portion of the form consists of the patient's information from blocks (1-13). It contains 11 data elements and two signature forms.

Locator 1, identifies the type of insurance that the patient carries. Locator 1a, asks for the covered insurance I.D number as shown on the insurance card. Locator 2, is where you enter the patients name who received the services. Containing the first name, …show more content…

Lastly, Locator 13, the patient or the insured will sign enabling the insurance company to reimburse the physician or supplier precisely.

Section II : The lower portion of the form consists of 20 form blocks (14-33), containing 19 data elements and one signature form locator. Since this is a bigger section of the form, I am going to keep it short and simple. This is where the physician will fill out information.

The following include(s):

Locator 14: Date of illness, injury or pregnancy
Locator 15: If the patient has the same illness or similar one
Locator 16: Date that the patient has been unable to work in the occupation
Locator 17-17a-b: Name of the referred physician or another source; I.D number of referred physician; NPI number
Locator 18: The dates of hospitalization related to current services
Locator 19: It is reserved for local use depending on the insurance policy
Locator 20: Used to specify what lab work was done outside of the office
Locator 21: ICD-9 or ICD-10 codes are used to diagnose the nature of illness or injury
Locator 22: Is where the Medicaid Resubmission Code used for Medicare claims is entered
Locator 23: Required prior authorization number is accessed from an insurance company
Locator 24-24a-g: Is where the supplement information is to be placed
Locator 25: The physicians federal tax I.D number is placed here in this block.
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