CMS has told its claims administration contractors to hold these ASC claims until April 14 for the system fixes to go into place. Claims will be processed starting April 15, according to the report. The hold should not affect provider cash flow because clean electronic claims cannot be paid sooner than 14 days after receipt, CMS said.
Other claims affected include home health final claims, outpatient critical access hospital and rural health clinic claims and more with dates of service on or after April 1.
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