Respond to ADRs within 45 Days
- By Michelle Dick
- In Billing
- February 2, 2015
- Comments Off on Respond to ADRs within 45 Days
If you submit claims to Medicare, know that you have 45 days to respond to an Additional Documentation Request (ADR) that you receive from a Medicare administrative contractor (MACs) or Zone Program integrity contractor (ZPIC). According to MLN Matters® MM8583, “Failure to respond within 45 days of a prepayment review ADR will result in denial of the claim(s) related to the ADR. Make sure your billing staffs are aware of these changes.”
Michelle A. Dick, BS, is a freelance content specialist, providing writing, editorial expertise, and graphic imagery to clients. Prior to becoming a free agent, she was an executive editor for AAPC, editor-in-chief at Eli Research, and editor at Element K Journals. After earning a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo State, Dick entered the publishing industry as a graphic artist, ad coordinator, and web designer for White Directory Publishers, Inc.
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You actually have 30 days.