B20: Procedure/service was partially or fully furnished by another provider

Denial Occurrence:
  • This denial occurs when multiple providers billed the same service on the same date of service.
  • The providers can be part of same or different Group/Facility/Hospital.

On Call Scenario:

                                        Claim denied as it is already paid to another provider
                                                                              ↓
                                                            May I get the denial date?
                                                                              ↓
                                     Check in system if the same service on the same DOS
                                     has already been billed and paid to another provider
                                                   ↙                                                    ↘
                                             Yes                                                         No
                                          ↙                                                                    ↘
                         What is the time                                    Could you please provide the name
                       frame for  to submit                                  and NPI of the provider to whom
                       the corrected claim?                                     the payment has been made?
                                                                                                                
                          May I have the                                                 What is the Fax# or
                       claim# & call ref#?                                              Mailing address to
                                                                                                      send an appeal?      
                                                                                                                  ↓
                                                                                                      How much is the
                                                                                                           
time limit?
                                                                                                                  ↓
                                                                                                       May I have the
                                                                                                   Claim# & Call ref#?

Important Notes & Actions:
  • Please take action as per your process update. Below actions can be different from your process update.
  • If you find the same service on the same DOS under a different provider in your system then you can submit corrected claim after appending 77 modifier.
  • If the payer is Medicare then do not need to submit corrected claim, you can append 77 modifier and resubmit the claim.
  • If you do not find the same service on the same DOS under a different provider in your system and it is part of different group then you can send an appeal to insurance.
  • Sometimes, clients wants to write off such claims. So, work as per client instructions.
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4 comments:

  1. How would you confirm if a different provider has rendered the same service? Many times representatives won't disclose this kind of information, much less the NPI.

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    1. The provider is already aware of these services, and either the NPI or provider name would suffice to verify whether the service has already been rendered. You can ask the client for confirmation and then take the appropriate action.

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