July 23, 2019
Is Your Vendor/Clearinghouse Submitting Your Claims with the MBI?
This article was previously published in the July 18, 2019 edition of the MLN Connects®
If you send the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) to your vendor/clearinghouse on your Medicare claim for payment, but you see both the Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) and the MBI on your remittance advice, your vendor/clearinghouse is not using the MBI to submit your claims. Contact your vendor/clearinghouse today and ask about their process to submit Medicare claims.
Starting January 1, 2020, Medicare will reject claims with the HICN, with a few exceptions. Make sure your vendor/clearinghouse is submitting your claims with the MBI, or they will be rejected.
For more information, see the MLN Matters Article.