Final
Opportunity to Volunteer for ICD-10
End-to-End Testing in July — Forms
Accepted May 11 through 22
Deadline
extended
During the
week of July 20 through 24, 2015,
a final sample group of providers
will have the opportunity to participate
in ICD-10 end-to-end testing with
Medicare Administrative Contractors
(MACs) and the Common Electronic Data
Interchange (CEDI) contractor. CMS
is accepting additional July volunteers
from May 11 through 22, 2015. Don’t
miss your chance to participate in
end-to-end testing with Medicare prior
to the October 1, 2015, implementation
date.
Approximately
850 volunteer submitters will be selected
to participate in the July end-to-end
testing. This nationwide sample will
yield meaningful results, since CMS
intends to select volunteers representing
a broad cross-section of provider,
claim, and submitter types, including
claims clearinghouses that submit
claims for large numbers of providers.
Note:
Testers who are participating in the
January and April end-to-end testing
weeks are able to test again in July
without re-applying.
To
volunteer as a testing submitter:
Volunteer
forms are available on your MAC website Completed
volunteer forms are due May 22 CMS
will review applications and select
additional July testers The
MACs and CEDI will notify the
volunteers selected to test and
provide them with the information
needed for the testing by June
12
If
selected, testers must be able to:
Submit
future-dated claims Provide
valid National Provider Identifiers
(NPIs), Provider Transaction Access
Numbers (PTANs), and beneficiary
Health Insurance Claim Numbers
(HICNs) that will be used for
test claims. This information
will be needed by your MAC for
set-up purposes by the deadline
on your acceptance notice; testers
will be dropped if information
is not provided by the deadline
Any issues
identified during testing will be
addressed prior to ICD-10 implementation.
Educational materials will be developed
for providers and submitters based
on the testing results.
For
more information:
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