Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Manual

嚜燐edicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Manual

Chapter 5 每 Contractor MSP Claims Prepayment Processing

Requirements

Table of Contents

(Rev. 12709; Issued: 07-11-24)

Transmittals for Chapter 5

10 - Coordination with the MSP Contractor

10.1 - A/B MACs and DME MACs Contractor MSP Auxiliary File Update Responsibility

10.2 - MSP Contractor Electronic Correspondence Referral System (ECRS)

Attachment 1 - ECRS Web User Guide, Software Version 1.0

Attachment 2 - ECRS Web Quick Reference Card Version 1.0

10.2.1 - ECRS Functional Description

10.3 - Providing Written Documents to the MSP Contractor

10.4 - A/B MACs and DME MACs Record Retention

10.5 - Notification to A/B MACs and DME MACs of MSP Auxiliary File Updates

10.6 - Referring Calls to the MSP Contractor

10.7 - Additional Activities Arranged by Non-GHP MSP Type

10.7.1 - No-Fault Development

10.7.2 - Workers' Compensation (WC) Development

10.7.3 - Liability Development

10.8 - MSP Contractor Numbers

10.8.1 - No-Fault Development

10.8.2 - Workers' Compensation (WC) Development

10.8.3 - Liability Development

20 - Sources That May Identify Other Insurance Coverage

20.1 - Identification of Liability and No-Fault Situations

20.2 - Identify Claims with Possible WC Coverage

20.3 - Medicare Claims Where Veterans' Affairs (VA) Liability May Be Involved

20.3.1 - VA Payment Safeguards

20.4 - Identification of On-Going Responsibility for Medicals (ORM) in Liability, No-Fault,

and Workers' Compensation Situations

20.4.1 - Background Regarding ORM for A/B MACs and DME

MACs

20.4.2 - Policy Regarding ORM

20.4.3 - Operationalizing ORM for Liability, No-Fault, and Workers' Compensation

Situations

20.5 每 Medicare Residual Payments Due When On-going Responsibility for Medicals (ORM)

Benefits Terminate, or Deplete, During a Beneficiary*s Provider Facility Stay or Upon a

Physician, or Supplier, Visit

30 - Develop Claims for Medicare Secondary Benefits

30.1 - Further Development Is Not Necessary

30.2 - Further Development Is Required

30.3 - GHP May Be Primary to Medicare

30.3.1 - Develop ESRD Claims Where Basis for Medicare Entitlement Changes

30.4 - Workers' Compensation Responses

30.4.1 - Patient Receives Concurrent Services Which Are Not Work-Related

30.5 - No-Fault Responses

30.5.1 - No-Fault Insurer Denies That It Is the Primary Payer

30.5.2 - No-Fault Insurance Does Not Pay All Charges Because of a Deductible or

Coinsurance Provision in Policy

30.5.3 - State Law or Contract Provides That No-Fault Insurance Is Secondary to Other

Insurance

30.6 - Liability Claim Is Filed and There is Also Coverage Under Automobile or NonAutomobile Medical or No-Fault Insurance

40 每 A/B MACs (Part A), A/B MACs (Part B), A/B MACs (Part HHH), and DME MACs Claims

Processing Rules

40.1 - Claim Indicates Medicare is the Primary Payer

40.1.1 - Facts Indicate Reasonable Likelihood of Workers' Compensation Coverage

(Other Than Federal Black Lung Benefits)

40.1.1.1 - The Beneficiary Is on the Black Lung Entitlement Rolls

40.1.2 - Services by Outside Sources Not Covered

40.1.2.1 - Exception

40.1.3 - Notice to Beneficiary

40.2 - Update CWF MSP Auxiliary File

40.2.1 - Action if Payment Has Been Made Under No-Fault Insurance

40.3 每 Processing Part B Claims Involving GHPs

40.3.1 - GHP Denies Payment for Primary Benefits

40.3.2 - GHP Does Not Pay Because of Deductible or Coinsurance Provision

40.3.3 - GHP Gives Medicare Beneficiary Choice of Using Preferred Provider

40.4 - GHP Pays Primary

40.4.1 - GHP Pays Charges in Full

40.4.2 - GHP Pays Portion of Charges

40.4.3 - GHP Pays Primary Benefits When Not Required

40.5 - Primary Payer Is Bankrupt or Insolvent

40.5.1 - Billing Beneficiaries During the Liquidation Process

40.5.2 - When to Make a Medicare Secondary Payment

40.5.3 - Amount of Secondary Payment

40.5.4 - Time Limits for Filing Secondary Claims After Liquidation Process

40.6 - Conditional Primary Medicare Benefits

40.6.1 - Conditional Medicare Payment

40.6.2 - When Primary Benefits and Conditional Primary Medicare Benefits Are Not

Payable

40.7 每 A/B MACs (Part B) and DME MACs Processing Procedures for Medicare Secondary

Claims

40.7.1 - Crediting the Part B Deductible

40.7.2 - Medicare Payment Calculation Methodology

40.7.3 - Medicare Secondary Payment Calculation Methodology for Services

Reimbursed on Reasonable Charge or Other Basis Under Part B

40.7.3.1 - Medicare Secondary Payment Part B Claims Determination for

Services Received on ASC X12 837 Professional Electronic Claims

40.7.3.2 - Medicare Secondary Payment Part A Claims Determination for

Services Received on ASC X12 837 Institutional Electronic or Hardcopy

Claims Format

40.7.3.3 - Balancing for Incoming ASC X12 837 MSP Claims Where MSP

Amounts Appear at the Claim Level and Not at the Service Detail Line

40.7.4 - Effect of Medicare Limiting Charge on Medicare Secondary Payments

40.7.4.1 - GHP Does Not Pay for Certain Services

40.7.4.2 - Third Party Payment Includes Both Medicare Covered and

Noncovered Services

40.7.5 - Effect of Failure to File Proper Claim

40.7.6 - Medicare Secondary Payment for Managed Care Organizations' (MCO)

Copayments

40.7.7- MSP Situations Under CAP

40.8 每 A/B MACs (Part A) Processing Procedures for Medicare Secondary Claims

40.8.1 - Medicare Secondary Payment Calculation Methodology When Proper Claim

Has Been Filed

40.8.2 - Rule to Determine the Amount of Secondary Benefits

40.8.3 - Application of the MSP Formula

40.8.4 - Provider Interim Payment (PIP) Reduction

40.8.5 - MSP Part B Claims (Outpatient and Other Part B Services, Home Health Part

B and Ancillary Services When Part A Benefits are Exhausted)

40.8.6 - MSP Outpatient Claims Involving Lab Charges Paid by Fee Schedule

40.8.6.1 - Prorating Primary Payments

40.8.6.2 - Calculation of Deductible and Coinsurance

40.8.7 - Calculating Medicare Secondary Payments When Proper Claim Has Not Been

Filed With Third Party Payer

40.8.8 - Determining Patient Utilization Days, Deductible, and Coinsurance Amounts

40.8.9 - Benefits Exhausted Situations When Medicare Is Secondary Payer for

Reasonable Cost Providers

40.8.10 - Deductible and/or Coinsurance Rates Spanning Two Calendar Years

40.8.11 - Submit Data to CWF When Full Payment Made by Primary Payer

40.8.12 - Submit Data to CWF When Partial Payment Made by Primary Payer

50 - MSP Pay Modules to Calculate Medicare Secondary Payment Amount

50.1 - Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Payment Modules (MSPPAY) for A/B MACs

(Part B) and DME MACs

50.1.1 - Payment Calculation Processes for MSP Claims

50.1.2 - MSPPAY "Driver" Module

50.1.3 - Return Codes

50.1.4 - Executing and Testing MSPPAY Software

50.1.5 每 A/B MACs (Part B) and DME MACs MSPPAY Processing Requirements

50.1.6 - Error Resolution

50.1.7 - Payment Calculation for Physician/Supplier Claims (MSPPAYB Module)

50.1.8 - Payment Calculation for Physician/Supplier Claims (MSPPAYBL)

50.2 - Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Payment Modules (MSPPAY) for Part A MACs

50.2.1 - Payment Calculation Processes for MSP Claims

50.2.2 - MSPPAY "Driver" Module

50.2.3 - Return Codes

50.2.4 - Installation

50.2.5 每 Part A Processing Requirements

50.2.6 - Error Resolution

50.2.7 - Payment Calculation for Inpatient Bills (MSPPAYAI Module)

50.2.8 - Payment Calculation for Outpatient Claims (MSPPAYOL)

50.2.8.1 每 MSPPAY Update to Apportion Prospective Payment System (PPS)

Outlier Amounts to All Service Lines with Potential Outlier

Involvement

50.2.9 - Payment Calculation for Outpatient Bills (MSPPAYAO Module)

50.3 每 Multiple Primary Payer Amounts For a Single Service

50.4 - Processing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Fully Paid Claims for Outpatient and

Home Health Claims

60 - MSP Reports

60.1 每 Monthly Part A Report (Form CMS-1563) and Monthly Part B Report (Form CMS1564) on Medicare Secondary Payer Savings

60.1.1 - Overview of Report

60.1.2 - Savings Calculations

60.1.3 - Recording Savings

60.1.3.1 - Source of Savings

60.1.3.2 - Type of Savings

60.1.3.2.1 每 Pre-payment Savings 每 Cost Avoid (Unpaid MSP Claims)

60.1.3.2.2 每 Pre-payment Savings 每 Full Recoveries

60.1.3.2.3 每 Pre-payment Savings 每 Partial Recoveries

60.1.3.2.4 每 Post-payment Savings 每 Full Recoveries

60.1.3.2.5 每 Post-payment Savings 每 Partial Recoveries

60.1.3.2.6 每 Total Post-payment Savings

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