185: The rendering provider is not eligible to perform the service billed
On Call Scenario:
Claim denied as rendering provider is
not eligible to perform the service billed
↓
May I get the denial date?
↓
Check insurance payment history if payment
from same rendering provider received
↙ ↘
Yes No
↙ ↓
Can you please reprocess the claim as Why rendering provider is not
payment received for same rendering provider? eligible to refer the services billed?
↓ ↙ ↓ ↘
What is the TAT for reprocessing? Rendering provider Rendering provider Other Reasons
↓ information missing is not enrolled ↓
May I have the claim# & call ref#? on claim form with Group or May I have the
↙ Insurance claim# & call ref#?
Check claim form if ↘
information is available Did rendering provider ever
↙ ↘ enroll with Group or Insurance?
Yes No ↙ ↘
↙ ↓ Yes No
Can you please reprocess May I have the ↓ ↓
the claim as information claim# & call ref#? Can I get the effective May I have the
available on claim form? & termed date of the claim# & call ref#?
↓ last enrollment?
Rep Agrees? ↓
↙ ↘ May I have the
Yes No claim# & call ref#?
↓ ↘
What is the TAT May I have the
for reprocessing? claim# & call ref#?
↓
May I have the
Claim denied as rendering provider is
not eligible to perform the service billed
↓
May I get the denial date?
↓
Check insurance payment history if payment
from same rendering provider received
↙ ↘
Yes No
↙ ↓
Can you please reprocess the claim as Why rendering provider is not
payment received for same rendering provider? eligible to refer the services billed?
↓ ↙ ↓ ↘
What is the TAT for reprocessing? Rendering provider Rendering provider Other Reasons
↓ information missing is not enrolled ↓
May I have the claim# & call ref#? on claim form with Group or May I have the
↙ Insurance claim# & call ref#?
Check claim form if ↘
information is available Did rendering provider ever
↙ ↘ enroll with Group or Insurance?
Yes No ↙ ↘
↙ ↓ Yes No
Can you please reprocess May I have the ↓ ↓
the claim as information claim# & call ref#? Can I get the effective May I have the
available on claim form? & termed date of the claim# & call ref#?
↓ last enrollment?
Rep Agrees? ↓
↙ ↘ May I have the
Yes No claim# & call ref#?
↓ ↘
What is the TAT May I have the
for reprocessing? claim# & call ref#?
↓
May I have the
claim# & call ref#?
Important Note:
Important Note:
- When the rendering provider is not enrolled with the group or insurance then ask the client to provide the next action or get the enrollment completed.
- When the rendering provider is not allowed to perform the particular procedure code then provide a reason to the client and ask for the next action.
- In CMS 1500 form, the rendering provider's NPI and name will be available in box# 24J and 30 respectively.
- When rendering provider information is available in CMS 1500 and the rep is still not able to find it from their end then resubmit the claim again, information may be missing due to some error.
- When rendering provider information is not available on the claim form then resubmit the claim to check whether information still going on the claim form or not. If it is still missing then inform the same client.
Hello, We are receiving denial with code 185, insurance is saying PTAN you are billing is incorrect resubmit with correct PTAN, we dont bill PTAN in CMS1500, i am not sure why they told us, please help
ReplyDeleteYou can try to connect with credentialing/billing department of the insurance to get the clarification on the denial.
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