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Important Links

Coding/ Billing / Payment

Ambulance Fee Schedule
Zip Code to Carrier Locality File [ZIP 4.2MB] - Updated 08/13/09
Zip Codes requiring +4 extension [ZIP, 2KB] - Updated 08/13/09
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)(Billing) Medicare information on electronic transactions under HIPAA
Claim Adjustment Reason and Remittance Advice Remark Codes The latest HIPAA codes are available at the Washington Publishing Company (WPC) Website.

Public Use Files

Enrollment

Medicare Fee-For-Service Provider/Supplier Enrollment

Education

CMS Manuals & Transmittals

Policies/Regulations

Medicare Modernization Update - Section 414 - Payment for Rural and Urban Ambulance Services
Quarterly Provider Update
Federal Regulations and Notices
Guidance on Beneficiary Signature Requirements for Ambulance Claims [PDF, 34KB]
Informal Guidance for Ambulance Suppliers & Providers: "The Medicare Ambulance Benefit & Statutory Bases for Denial of Claims" and "Ambulance Transports & ABNs" [PDF, 143KB]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Section 1011. Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens

Medicare Secondary Payer

National Provider Identifier (NPI)

Information for Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers for the National Provider Identifier (NPI)

Program Integrity/Medical Review

Medicare Medical Review Program

How to Stay Informed

Join the Ambulance mailing list (or listserv).
Ambulance - Open Door Forum
Frequently Asked Questions

Contacts

Contact Your MAC/Carrier
via Toll-Free Numbers and Websites -- A listing of the toll-free numbers that CMS has installed at Medicare FFS contractor sites.
Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO)
CMS Regional Offices
Contacting the Coordination of Benefits Contractors (COBC)

Coverage

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