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CO HCPF Pediatric Personal Care Benefit Billing Manual — CMS 1500 Paper Claim Reference Table
CMS1500PaperClaimReferenceTable
Thefollowingpaperformreferencetableshowsrequired,optional,andconditionalfieldsanddetailedfieldcompletioninstructionsfortheCMS1500claimform.
CMSFieldNumber&Label
Fieldis?
Instructions
1.InsuranceType
Required
Placean“X”intheboxmarkedasMedicaid.
1a.Insured’sIDNumber
Required
Enterthemember'sseven-digitHealthFirstColoradoIDnumberasitappearsontheHealthFirstColoradoIdentificationcard.Example:A123456.
2.Patient'sName
Required
Enterthemember'slastname,firstname,andmiddleinitial.
3.Patient'sDateofBirth/Sex
Required
Enterthemember'sbirthdateusingtwodigitsforthemonth,twodigitsforthedate,andtwodigitsfortheyear.Example:070114forJuly1,2014.Placean"X"intheappropriateboxtoindicatethesexofthemember.
4.Insured'sName
Conditional
CompleteifthememberiscoveredbyaMedicarehealthinsurancepolicy.Entertheinsured'sfulllastname,firstname,andmiddleinitial.Iftheinsuredusedalastnamesuffix(e.g.,Jr,Sr),enteritafterthelastnameandbeforethefirstname.
5.Patient'sAddress
NotRequired
6.Patient'sRelationshiptoInsured
Conditional
Completeifthememberiscoveredbyacommercialhealthinsurancepolicy.Placean"X"intheboxthatidentifiesthemember'srelationshiptothepolicyholder.
7.Insured'sAddress
NotRequired
8.ReservedforNUCCUse
NotRequired
9.OtherInsured'sName
Conditional
Iffield11dismarked“YES”,entertheinsured’slastname,firstnameandmiddleinitial.
9a.OtherInsured'sPolicyorGroupNumber
Conditional
Iffield11dismarked"YES",enterthepolicyorgroupnumber.
9b.ReservedforNUCCUse
9c.ReservedforNUCCUse
9d.InsurancePlanorProgramName
Conditional
Iffield11Dismarked"YES",entertheinsuranceplanorprogramname.
10a-c.Ispatient'sconditionrelatedto?
NotRequired
Whenappropriate,placean"X"inthecorrectboxtoindicatewhetheroneormoreoftheservicesdescribedinfield24areforaconditionorinjurythatoccurredonthejob,asaresultofanautoaccidentorother.
10d.ReservedforLocalUse
11.Insured'sPolicy,GrouporFECANumber
NotRequired
11a.Insured'sDateofBirth,Sex
NotRequired
11b.OtherClaimID
NotRequired
11c.InsurancePlanNameorProgramName
NotRequired
11d.IsthereanotherHealthBenefitPlan?
Conditional
Whenappropriate,placean"X"inthecorrectbox.Ifmarked"YES",complete9,9aand9d.
12.Patient'sorAuthorizedPerson'ssignature
Required
Enter"SignatureonFile","SOF",orlegalsignature.Ifthereisnosignatureonfile,leaveblankorenter"NoSignatureonFile".Enterthedatetheclaimformwassigned.
13.Insured'sorAuthorizedPerson'sSignature
NotRequired
14.DateofCurrentIllnessInjuryorPregnancy
NotRequired
15.OtherDateNot
NotRequired
16.DatePatientUnabletoWorkinCurrentOccupation
NotRequired
17.NameofReferringPhysician
Required
OPRNPINumberisrequiredinaccordancewithProgramRule10CCR2505-108.125.8.A.
18.HospitalizationDatesRelatedtoCurrentService
Conditional
Completeforservicesprovidedinaninpatienthospitalsetting.Enterthedateofhospitaladmissionandthedateofdischargeusingtwo(2)digitsforthemonth,two(2)digitsforthedateandtwo(2)digitsfortheyear.Example:070115forJuly1,2015.Ifthememberisstillhospitalized,thedischargedatemaybeomitted.Thisinformationisnotedited.
19.AdditionalClaimInformation
Conditional
20.OutsideLab?$Charges
Conditional
Completeifalllaboratoryworkwasreferredtoandperformedbyanoutsidelaboratory.Ifthisboxischecked,nopaymentwillbemadetothephysicianforlabservices.Donotcompletethisfieldifanylaboratoryworkwasperformedintheoffice.Practitionersmaynotrequestpaymentforservicesperformedbyanindependentorhospitallaboratory.
21.DiagnosisorNatureofIllnessorInjury
Required
Enteratleastonebutnomorethantwelvediagnosiscodesbasedonthemember'sdiagnosis/condition.EnterapplicableICD-10indicator.
22.MedicaidResubmissionCode
Conditional
Listtheoriginalreferencenumberforresubmittedclaims.Whenresubmittingaclaim,entertheappropriatebillfrequencycodeintheleft-handsideofthefield.7-Replacementofpriorclaim8-Void/CancelofpriorclaimThisfieldisnotintendedforusefororiginalclaimsubmissions.
23.PriorAuthorization
NotRequired
24.ClaimLineDetail
Information
Thepaperclaimformallowsentryofuptosixdetailedbillinglines.Fields24Athrough24Japplytoeachbilledline.Donotentermorethansixlinesofinformationonthepaperclaim.Ifmorethansixlinesofinformationareentered,theadditionallineswillnotbeenteredforprocessing.Eachclaimformmustbefullycompleted(totaled).Donotfilecontinuationclaims(e.g.,Page1of2).
24A.DatesofService
Required
Thefieldaccommodatestheentryoftwodates:a“From”dateofservicesanda“To”dateofservice.Enterthedateofserviceusingtwodigitsforthemonth,twodigitsforthedateandtwodigitsfortheyear.Example:010119forJanuary1,2019.
From
To
01
01
19
or
From
To
01
01
19
01
01
19
Spandatesofservice
From
To
01
01
19
01
31
19
EPSDTAlldatesofservicemustbethesamedateasscreening.
24B.PlaceofService
Required
EnterthePlaceofService(POS)codethatdescribesthelocationwhereserviceswererendered.HealthFirstColoradoacceptstheCMSplaceofservicecodes.
12
Home
24C.EMG
Conditional
Entera“Y”forYESorleaveblankforNOinthebottom,unshadedareaofthefieldtoindicatetheserviceisrenderedforalife-threateningconditionoronethatrequiresimmediatemedicalintervention.
Ifa“Y”forYESisentered,theserviceonthisdetaillineisexemptfromco-paymentrequirements.
24D.
Required
EntertheHCPCSprocedurecodethatspecificallydescribestheserviceforwhichpaymentisrequested.AllproceduresmustbeidentifiedwithcodesinthecurrenteditionofPhysiciansCurrentProceduralTerminology(CPT).CPTisupdatedannually.HCPCSLevelIICodesThecurrentMedicarecodingpublication(forMedicarecrossoverclaimsonly).OnlyapprovedcodesfromthecurrentCPTorHCPCSpublicationswillbeaccepted.
24E.DiagnosisPointer
Required
Enterthediagnosiscodereferenceletter(A-L)thatrelatesthedateofserviceandtheproceduresperformedtotheprimarydiagnosis.Atleastonediagnosiscodereferencelettermustbeentered.Whenmultipleservicesareperformed,theprimaryreferenceletterforeachserviceshouldbelistedfirst,otherapplicableservicesshouldfollow.Thisfieldallowsfortheentryof4charactersintheunshadedarea.
24F.$Charges
Required
Entertheusualandcustomarychargefortheservicerepresentedbytheprocedurecodeonthedetailline.Donotusecommaswhenreportingdollaramounts.Enter00inthecentsareaiftheamountisawholenumber.SomeCPTprocedurecodesaregroupedwithotherrelatedCPTprocedurecodes.Whenmorethanoneprocedurefromthesamegroupisbilled,specialmultiplepricingrulesapply.Thebaseprocedureistheprocedurewiththehighestallowableamount.ThebasecodeisusedtodeterminetheallowableamountsforadditionalCPTsurgicalprocedureswhenmorethanoneprocedurefromthesamegroupingisperformed.Submittedchargescannotbemorethanchargesmadetonon-HealthFirstColoradocoveredindividualsforthesameservice.DonotdeductHealthFirstColoradoco-paymentorcommercialinsurancepaymentsfromtheusualandcustomarycharges.
24G.DaysorUnits
Required
Enterthenumberofservicesprovidedforeachprocedurecode.Enterwholenumbersonly-donotenterfractionsordecimals.AnesthesiaServicesAnesthesiaservicesmustbereportedasminutes.Unitsmayonlybereportedforanesthesiaserviceswhenthecodedescriptionincludesatimeperiod.Anesthesiatimebeginswhentheanesthetistbeginsmemberpreparationforinductionintheoperatingroomoranequivalentareaandendswhentheanesthetistisnolongerinconstantattendance.Noadditionalbenefitoradditionalunitsareaddedforemergencyconditionsorthemember’sphysicalstatus.Thefiscalagentconvertsreportedanesthesiatimeintofifteen-minuteunits.Anyfractionalunitofserviceisroundeduptothenextfifteen-minuteincrement.CodesthatdefineunitsasinclusivenumbersSomeservicessuchasallergytestingdefineunitsbythenumberofservicesasaninclusivenumber,notasadditionalservices.
24H.EPSDT/FamilyPlan
Conditional
EPSDT(shadedarea)ForEarly&PeriodicScreening,Diagnosis,andTreatmentrelatedservices,entertheresponseintheshadedportionofthefieldasfollows:AV-Available-NotUsedS2-UnderTreatmentST-NewServiceRequestedNU-NotUsedFamilyPlanning(unshadedarea)NotRequired
24I.IDQualifier
NotRequired
24J.RenderingProviderID#
Required
Intheshadedportionofthefield,entertheNPIoftheHealthFirstColoradoprovidernumberassignedtotheindividualwhoactuallyperformedorrenderedthebilledservice.Thisnumbercannotbeassignedtoagrouporclinic.
25.FederalTaxIDNumber
NotRequired
26.Patient'sAccountNumber
Optional
Enterinformationthatidentifiesthememberorclaimintheprovider'sbillingsystem.SubmittedinformationappearsontheRemittanceAdvice(RA).
27.AcceptAssignment?
Required
Theacceptassignmentindicatesthattheprovideragreestoacceptassignmentunderthetermsofthepayer'sprogram.
28.TotalCharge
Required
Enterthesumofallchargeslistedinfield24F.Donotusecommaswhenreportingdollaramounts.Enter00inthecentsareaiftheamountisawholenumber.
29.AmountPaid
Conditional
EnterthetotalamountpaidbyMedicareoranyothercommercialhealthinsurancethathasmadepaymentonthebilledservices.Donotusecommaswhenreportingdollaramounts.Enter00inthecentsareaiftheamountisawholenumber.
30.RsvdforNUCCUse
31.SignatureofPhysicianorSupplierIncludingDegreesorCredentials
Required
Eachclaimmustbearthesignatureoftheenrolledproviderorthesignatureofaregisteredauthorizedagent.Eachclaimmusthavethedatetheenrolledproviderorregisteredauthorizedagentsignedtheclaimform.Enterthedatetheclaimwassignedusingtwodigitsforthemonth,twodigitsforthedateandtwodigitsfortheyear.Example:070116forJuly1,2016.Unacceptablesignaturealternatives:
Claimpreparationpersonnelmaynotsigntheenrolledprovider’sname.
Initialsarenotacceptableasasignature.
Typedorcomputerprintednamesarenotacceptableasasignature.
“Signatureonfile”notationisnotacceptableinplaceofanauthorizedsignature.
32.ServiceFacilityLocationInformation32a-NPINumber32b-OtherID#
Required
Enterthename,addressandZIPcodeoftheindividualorbusinesswherethememberwasseenorservicewasperformedinthefollowingformat:1stLineName2ndLineAddress3rdLineCity,StateandZIPCodeIftheProviderTypeisnotabletoobtainanNPI,entertheeight-digitHealthFirstColoradoprovidernumberoftheindividualororganization.
33.BillingProviderInfo&Ph#
Required
Enterthenameoftheindividualororganizationthatwillreceivepaymentforthebilledservicesinthefollowingformat:1stLineName2ndLineAddress3rdLineCity,StateandZIPCode
33a-NPINumber
Required
33b-OtherID#
IftheProviderTypeisnotabletoobtainanNPI,entertheeight-digitHealthFirstColoradoprovidernumberoftheindividualororganization.
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- 2026-07-26
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