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Quick Quiz: Can You Appeal A Rejected Claim? Find Out Here

Published on Fri Aug 02, 2013

If you’re not quite sure when to appeal a Medicare claim, you’re not alone. HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS "has seen an in-crease in appeal requests for claims that cannot be appealed," it says on its website. Tip: "To appeal a claim, it must be denied (status/location D B9997) or partially denied (P B9997)," CGS explains. "Rejected claims (R B9997) [...]
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