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June 18, 2019 - Revised: 10.01.19

Reopenings: Form Changes and Discontinuance of Fax Requests and Spreadsheets

Effective October 21, 2019:

CGS Part B Clerical Reopening will no longer accept fax submissions. The fax line will be disabled.
Hardcopy Reopenings will be accepted ONLY on the current form.
The Reopenings form must be typed. We suggest you access the hardcopy form online, type, and then download to print.
Submissions must be for only ONE claim per form. No spreadsheets will be accepted.

Incorrect form submissions will be returned to the provider.

TIP: Automate your Reopenings using THE best vehicle available – the myCGS web portal!

This allows you to have MORE control of your Reopenings to drive FASTER adjustments! Automation enables you to submit required values which allow the claim to adjust without manual intervention.

Again, the preferred method is to use myCGS; however, some of the options are available for the hardcopy forms, as well:

Correction	Preferred Method:	Also Available:
Billed Amount	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Cancel Entire Claim	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Cancel Line	myCGS
Date of Service	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Header Diagnosis Codes	myCGS
Line Diagnosis Pointer	myCGS
Modifier	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
MSP (Other Situations)	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
MSP – Reprocess Primary	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Non-MSP (Other Situations)	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Place of Service	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Procedure Codes	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Rendering NPI	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Reprocess Claim	myCGS	Hardcopy Form
Units	myCGS	Hardcopy Form

Attention Hardcopy Form Submitters:

Consider using myCGS, our FREE web portal, for a FASTER electronic way to submit your Reopenings! Registration is available here.
Effective October 21, 2019 CGS Part B Reopenings will only accept the above valid forms. Complete them by typing information directly onto the form, save a copy, and then print to be mailed. No faxes or spreadsheets will be accepted.

License for Use of "Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology", (CPT) Fourth Edition

AMA Disclaimer of Warranties and Liabilities.

CMS Disclaimer

POINT AND CLICK LICENSE FOR USE OF "CURRENT DENTAL TERMINOLOGY", ("CDT")

Reopenings: Form Changes and Discontinuance of Fax Requests and Spreadsheets

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