AppealLettersOnline.com eNewsletter: Reimbursement eNewsletter for the healthcare community
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Medicare Appeal Changes Requires Early Submission of Documentation.  The success of Medicare appeals frequently hinges on the quality of the supporting documentation. The early and thorough gathering of documentation is even more essential under the new Medicare Claims Appeal Procedures which were partially implemented May 1....find out how these Medicare Appeal Changes affect your facility.
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AppealLettersOnline.com New Letters:
AppealLettersOnline.com now includes state-specific letters to assist users with submitting payment inquiries and appealing suspected workers’ compensation underpayments.  Added this month are state-specific workers' compensation appeal letters for the states of Nebraska through Wyoming.  Each state now has two workers' compensation appeal letters.  Any questions or comments about how to best use these letters can be posted to the AppealLettersOnline.com Users Forum specific to Workers’ Compensation Claims....sign up to access these appeal letters at www.AppealLettersOnline.com
Specialty Highlight:  Manual manipulation is the one covered chiropractic benefit under Medicare. Despite the coverage, claims for manual manipulation are still reviewed for medical necessity and for billable diagnoses. In the event of a denial for lack of medical necessity, chiropractic providers should submit the medical records to substantiate the medical necessity of care. This type of appeal is also more persuasive if the CMS medical necessity requirements are cited and the chiropractor explains in detail how the patient’s condition met the requirements. We have added a letter citing the CMS medical necessity requirement for manual manipulation which is the following:

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The patient must have a significant health problem in the form of a neuro musculoskeletal condition necessitating treatment, and the manipulative services rendered must have a direct therapeutic relationship to the patient's condition and provide reasonable expectation of recovery or improvement of function. The patient must have a subluxation of the spine as demonstrated by x-ray or physical exam, as described above."

The letter is available in the AppealLettersOnline repository under the Topic: Medical Necessity, Subcategory: Medical Necessity Denial By Condition under the letter title "Manual Manipulation."....sign up to access these appeal letters at www.AppealLettersOnline.com