MedStar Family Choice DC follows the District of Columbia's regulations in order to determine whether a claim is clean.

Standard Required Attachments

The following describes circumstances under which the identified attachment is required for submission with the claim.

  • An explanation of benefits statement from a primary payer to MedStar Family Choice DC's Claims Processing Center, if MedStar Family Choice DC is secondary.

  • A Medicare remittance notice, if Medicare is primary and MedStar Family Choice DC is secondary.

  • A description of the procedure or service, which may include the medical record, if a procedure or service has no corresponding Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) or HCPCS code.

  • Information related to an audit, if a pattern of fraud, improper billing, or coding is demonstrated.

  • Provide an invoice for medication or other items per contract or when requested.

  • Admitting and physician notes for emergency services that may not meet the standards for an emergency service.

  • A itemization of charges may be required for inpatient hospital claims to correctly pay a bed day when other similar bed days are denied in that same inpatient admission.

Please share this information with your staff and/or billing agent as appropriate.

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