May 7, 2026
CERT Awareness Month: 2026 CERT Documentation Deadline
The Part A, Part B, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Home Health and Hospice, and Railroad Board Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are working together to promote the importance of complying with Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) documentation requests. This is the first of four articles in our CERT Awareness Month.
Providers and suppliers must send all requested documentation to the CERT Review Contractor (RC) by Thursday, June 11, 2026, for claims submitted July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. Favorable CERT decisions ensure proper payment and lowers the national improper payment rate. Send questions to the CGS CERT Coordinator: J15CERTCID@cgsadmin.com.
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