May 5, 2020
FISS DDE Access and Resources
The Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) is the standard Medicare Part A claims processing system. Providers can receive direct data entry (DDE) access to FISS in order to perform the following functions.
- Enter, correct, adjust, or cancel your Medicare home health and hospice billing transactions
- Access beneficiary eligibility
- Check the status of a claim
- Access various inquiry screens such as revenue codes, diagnosis codes, HCPCS codes, and reason codes.
Direct Access to FISS
To receive direct access to FISS, contact the CGS EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) department between 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT at 1-877-299-4500 (select Option 2) for assistance. You must also contract with a connectivity vendor to establish direct connection to the Enterprise Data Center (EDC) for FISS access through a connectivity product (e.g., IVANS). The CGS EDI department does not provide support for your connectivity product; therefore, you will need to contact your connectivity vendor for any issues related to your direct connection.
Please review the following resources for details information about FISS DDE.
- FISS DDE Guide – This guide includes five different chapters with information about how to access the DDE screens, and details, including screen prints and field descriptions, about each of the main menu selections.
- Introduction to the FISS DDE Guide Webinar recording – This webinar provides information about how to locate the FISS DDE Guide on our website and discusses how providers use the FISS DDE Guide.
- Online Education Center – Here you will find four courses that will provide valuable information about using FISS DDE.
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Course 1: Overview of Claims Processing
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Course 2: Login and Menu Options
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Course 3: Status/Locations, Function Keys, and Shortcuts
- Fiscal Intermediary Standard System (FISS) Course 4: Inquiry Menu Options 12, 17, and 56
- Home Health Claims Filing – This resource providers details about entering a home health claim using FISS DDE.
- Hospice Claims Filing – This resource providers details about entering a home health claim using FISS DDE.
Please share this information with your billing staff.