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BCBSNC Corporate Medical Policy (CMP)

     - Chiropractic

     - DME Vendors

     - EMG/NERVE 

       CONDUCTION

     - VAD

     - Orthotics

     - Spinal Manipulation

       under Anesthesia

Chief Complaint

CIGNA HealthCare Corporate Medical Policy (CMP)

Claims/HNS Payment Protocols

Clinical Examinations/ Re-Examinations

Chiropractic Manipulative Therapies

Coding (ICD, CPT, HCPCS)

Confidentiality of Health Care Records

Co-payment/Co-insurance/Deductibles

Covered Services

Diagnostic Impression

DME Services

Documentation Requirements for the Healthcare Record

Electrodes

Evaluation & Management Services (E/M)

Financial Hardship

Frequency of Visits

Group Practices

HNS Credentialing Policies & Procedures

Informed Consent

Insurance ID Cards

Locum Tenens Billing

Maintenance & Supportive Care

Medical Necessity

Modalities/Therapies

NC Board of Examiners Guidelines

Nerve Conduction/EMG

Non-Covered Services

Notifications to HNS

Patient Education & Instruction

Prescribing Drugs

Quality Improvement, Utilization Management (UM)

Radiology

Refunds/Overpayments

Requests for Patient Records

Retention of Records

Treatment of Family Members

Treatment Plans

Verifying Benefits

Waiving Co-pays, Deductibles & Co-Insurance

co-payment / co-insurance / deductibles

 

All co-payments, co-insurance and deductible amounts must be collected by HNS providers for covered services provided.  No fees can be charged to the patient OR collected at the time of service for any covered services provided, except for applicable co-payments, deductibles and/or co-insurance.  HNS providers cannot waive or reduce co-payments, co-insurance or deductibles.

Exception: If a patient does not wish to have their claims filed to their health care plan, providers must comply with this request.  However, such requests may only be honored if the request is properly documented in the patient's health care record and provided patient has paid in full at the time of service.

If you do not collect the appropriate co-pay, co-insurance and/or deductible at the time of service, when you receive your Explanation of Payment, you may bill the patient for any co-payment, deductible or co-insurance up to the plan’s allowed amount.

Some health plans only require a co-payment, while others may have a deductible and co-insurance.  Always verify whether the member's plan has a co-payment, deductible and/or co-insurance when verifying benefits.


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