Participate
in ICD-10 Acknowledgement Testing
Week: March 2 through 6, 2015
To help you prepare
for the transition to ICD-10, the
lefts for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) offers acknowledgement
testing for current direct submitters
(providers and clearinghouses) to
test with the Medicare Administrative
Contractors (MACs) and the Durable
Medical Equipment (DME) MAC Common
Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI)
contractor anytime up to the October
1, 2015, implementation date.
CMS previously
conducted two successful acknowledgement
testing weeks in March 2014
and November
2014. These acknowledgement testing
weeks give submitters access to real-time
help desk support and allow CMS to
analyze testing data. Registration
is not required for these virtual
events.
Mark
your calendar:
March
2 through 6, 2015 June
1 through 5, 2015
How to
participate
Information is available on your MAC website or
through your clearinghouse (if you
use a clearinghouse to submit claims
to Medicare). Any provider who submits
claims electronically can participate
in acknowledgement testing.
What you
can expect during testing:
Test
claims will receive the 277CA
or 999 acknowledgement as appropriate,
to confirm that the claim was
accepted or rejected in the system. Test
claims will be subject to all
current front-end edits, including
edits for valid National Provider
Identifiers (NPIs), Provider Transaction
Access Numbers (PTANs), and codes,
including Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS) and place
of service Testing
will not confirm claim payment
or produce a Remittance Advice
(RA) MACs
and CEDI will be staffed to handle
increased call volume during this
week
Testing
tips:
Make
sure test files have the "T"
in the ISA15 field to indicate
the file is a test file Send
ICD-10 coded test claims that
closely resemble the claims that
you currently submit Use
valid submitter ID, NPI, and PTAN
combinations Use
current dates of service on test
claims (i.e. October 1, 2014 through
March 1, 2015) Do
not use future dates of service
or your claim will be rejected
Not sure
what type of testing you are eligible
to participate in?
MLN
Matters® Special Edition Article SE1501 explains
the differences between acknowledgement
and end-to-end testing with Medicare.
Other resources:
Keep
Up to Date on ICD-10
Visit the CMS ICD-10 website for the latest news
and resources to help you prepare.
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