They are required in the original guides but not in the addenda. The requirement is removed in the addenda because HCPC codes do not exist for these revenue codes. In recent testing with a specific payer, two agreed upon defaults were used for the HCPC value. After starting with "XXXXX", we agreed on a default of "99199" (unlisted special service, procedure or report).
Along the lines of the recent thread of default/dummy data, our company has received bulletins from CMS contractors indicating that they will "gap fill" where necessary. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Havenhill-Jacobs, Tamara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Testing Subworkgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: HCPCS on 250 and 270 Currently, we are not required to use HCPCS codes with revenue codes 250 and 270. In the 837I Implementation Guide, it states that HCPCS coding is required on all outpatient claims. Does anyone know if HCPCS codes are truly required for revenue codes 250 and 270 on outpatient claims? This has a big impact on billing and charge master for us and we've been unable to find anyone who knows. thanks Tamara Havenhill-Jacobs HIPAA Project Lead Exempla Healthcare 303-837-6737 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-testing as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-testing as: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
