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Home Health Agency and Hospice Facility Workshops October 2015 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Agenda Communicating with our providers BCBSKS Website Availity Web Portal Provider Manual Member ID Card


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Home Health Agency and Hospice Facility Workshops

Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas October 2015

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Agenda

  • Communicating with our providers

 BCBSKS Website  Availity Web Portal  Provider Manual  Member ID Card

  • Billing Instructions

 Home Health Agencies  Hospice Agencies

  • Case Management
  • Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
  • Question and Answers (Q&A)
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Institutional Provider Relations Department

  • Functions of the Institutional Provider Relations Dept:

 Liaison between the provider and BCBSKS  Manage facility contracts  Provide Training and Education  Communication  Provider Inquiries

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Institutional Provider Relations Department

  • Functions of the Institutional Provider Relations Dept:

Provider Types:

 Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)  Birthing Centers  Dialysis Centers  Home Health Agencies  Hospice Facilities  Hospitals (Acute, Rehab, Psych, Military and VA)  Substance Abuse

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Institutional Provider Relations Department

  • Institutional Provider Relations Department Staff

 Director – Angie Strecker  Manager – Teresa Van Becelaere  Provider Consultants:

 Janne Denton – Topeka – Ancillary Provider  Cindy Garrison – Topeka – Northern KS Hospitals  Sally Stevens – Wichita – Southern KS Hospitals

 Education and Communication Coordinator – Connie Winkley  Provider Program Specialist – Brent Matile

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Institutional Provider Relations Department

  • Institutional Provider Relations Department Staff:

 Claims Research Analyst – Katie Dennison  Support Staff:

 Administrative Coordinator – Topeka – Dona Hewes  Administrative Assistant – Topeka - Melanie Moriarty  Administrative Assistant – Wichita – Kristi Donelan

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Communicating with our Providers

  • How we communicate with our providers…..

Website tools and resources One-on-one provider consultant visits Inquiries by:

Mail Email Phone

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BCBSKS Website, and the BlueAccess and Availity Web Portals

  • BCBSKS Public Website – www.bcbsks.com

 Includes information for providers that which

does not require secure access.

eNews – Primary means of communication for

institutional providers. Sign up so that you are not left behind!

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Glossary

  • Glossary
  • As you view the BCBSKS Website, you may come

across an unfamiliar word or term. We've developed a glossary that we hope will help you.

  • http://www.bcbsks.com/help/glossary.shtml
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BCBSKS Website, and the BlueAccess and Availity Web Portals

  • BlueAccess – BCBSKS Secure Website

 Accessible only by logging onto the Availity Web Portal  Some of the secure information found on BlueAccess include:

 Remittance Advice  Institutional Provider Manual  Patient ID (BCBSKS Member) Search  Pre-Service Review  Institutional Providers General Polices and

Procedures

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BCBSKS Website, and the BlueAccess and Availity Web Portals

  • Availity Web Portal - Secure Website

 BCBSKS moved secure information to Availity in August 2013  Information found on the Availity Web Portal include :

 BCBSKS Member Eligibility and Benefits  BCBSKS Member Claims Status

 Requires secure log in and access is granted from the

facility's Availity Primary Access Administrator (PAA)

 Several payers use Availity, including CMS/Medicare

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BCBSKS Membership

  • BCBSKS ID Card:

 Provides important information that healthcare providers need to

know to submit a claim.

 Front of card contains information on the type of coverage and a

brief description of the out-of-pocket amounts.

 Back of the card contains information on plan contact numbers and

mailing address and the plan's website.

 Are for identification purposes only; they do not guarantee eligibility

  • r payment of claims. Providers should always verify patient

eligibility for BCBSKS members on the Availity web portal.

 BCBSKS Members receive an updated ID card whenever their benefits

change or BCBSKS information on the card changes.

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BCBSKS Membership

  • BCBSKS ID Card:

 Includes a 3-character alpha prefix, plus a 9-digit

randomly selected number.

Current On and Off Exchange BCBSKS member alpha-prefix and description

Alpha Prefix Network and Product Description XSA BCBSKS CAP XSB Blue Choice Small Group Off Market XSC Individual Exchange Solutions XSD BlueCap – SHOP (On Exchange) Select XSE Blue CAP – Individual On Exchange XSF Blue Choice Select Individual Off Exchange XSG SHOP Exchange Solutions XSH Blue Choice Select Small Group Off Exchange XSI Bleu Choice Individual Off Exchange XSJ BlueCap – SHOP (On Exchange) XSK BlueCap – MultiState Individual On Exchange XSL BlueCap – Individual On Exchange Select

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BCBSKS Membership

  • BCBSKS ID Card:

 Includes a 3-character alpha prefix, plus a 9-digit

randomly selected number.

Current On and Off Exchange BCBSKS member alpha-prefix and description

Alpha Prefix Network and Product Description

XSM Plan 65 XSQ Individual Solutions Off Exchange XSR Small Group Solutions Off XSV Value Blue ARX AirXcel HEH Harris Enterprises IPH and PHF Pizza Hut KGS OneOK KSE State of Kansas LSR Del Frisco's Restaurant Group SPA Spirit AeroSystems TOE City of Topeka

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BCBSKS Membership

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BCBSKS Membership

  • Kansas Solutions Membership:

 A new BCBSKS subsidiary  Effective January 1, 2015  Limited network – BCBSKS' 103-county service area only!

Excludes Johnson & Wyandotte Counties in KS

 Represented by an empty suitcase  Sold to individuals on and off the exchange and small

group (SHOP) markets

 Claims for Solutions members will have its own remittance

advice (RA)

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BCBSKS Membership

  • Kansas Solutions Membership:

 Blue Solutions is not a traditional HMO:

 Members will NOT choose a Primary Care Provider (PCP)  No referral is needed for visiting a specialty provider  Members have open access through the BCBSKS Blue

Choice network

 Providers reimbursed using Blue Choice payment rates

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BCBSKS Membership

  • Providers can learn more about the BlueCross

and/or Blue Shield member ID cards by using the following resources available on our website.

 http://www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Providers/Public

ations/institutional/manuals/pdf/Quick-Guide-to-BCBS- Member-ID-Cards.pdf

 http://www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Providers/Public

ations/institutional/manuals/pdf/inst_Exchange-BlueCard- and-Kansas-Provider-Networks.pdf

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Remittance Advice (RA)

I.D. CARD NO. PATIENT NAME BCBS CLAIM NO. PROVIDER PATIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER SERVICE DATE STANDARD CODE SET O T L R D A Y S PROVIDER TOTAL CHARGE AMOUNT ALLOWED PROVIDER'S CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION OTHER ADJUSTMT PAYER INITIATED

PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY

TOTAL AMT PAID C N T R ADJUST REASON CODE R E M A R K S TOTAL AMT NOT COVERED DEDUCTIBLE

  • CO-INSUR

CO-PAY AMT PATIENT OWES XSP123456789 Claim, Ima 255556300299 0000006998 0000006998 SUBTOTAL 121514 121514 92002 92015 92002 0000 0000 54.00 10.00 64.00 64.00 0.00 64.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

  • 10.00

10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 0.00 15.00 49.00 0.00 0.42 49.42 BC CH BC CH 1 94 97 M15 DAYS TOTAL CHARGES AMOUNT ALLOWED CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ADJUSTMT AMOUNT NOT COVERED DEDUCTIBLE & CO-INSUR CO-PAY PATIENT OWES AMT PAID TOTALS 64.00 64.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 15.00 49.42 CHECK NO. PAY DAY PROV. NO. 5555650035 03/06/14 555555

Claim Control Number

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Claim Control Number

  • Claim Control Number Format

 LLYYJJJNNNNZ-S

 LL - Internal Number  YY - Year  JJJ - Julian Date  NNNNZ - Sequential Number  S - Suffix (optional)

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Claim Control Number Examples

  • Claim Number 201500500001

 20 – Paper claim  15 – It was received in 2015  005- It was received on January 5th  00001 – It was the first claim in the sequence

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Clean Claim Processed

I.D. CARD NO. PATIENT NAME BCBS CLAIM NO. PROVIDER PATIENT ACCOUNT NUMBER SERVICE DATE STANDARD CODE SET O T L R D A Y S PROVIDER TOTAL CHARGE AMOUNT ALLOWED PROVIDER'S CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION OTHER ADJUSTMT PAYER INITIATED

PATIENT RESPONSIBILITY

TOTAL AMT PAID C N T R ADJUST REASON CODE R E M A R K S TOTAL AMT NOT COVERED DEDUCTIBLE

  • CO-INSUR

CO-PAY AMT PATIENT OWES XSP123456789 Claim, Ima 255556300299 0000101555 00134555-0005555 0000101555 00134555-0005555 0000101555 00134555-0005555 SUBTOTAL 010314 010314 010314 80053 83036 36415 0000 0000 0000 40.00 40.00 12.00 92.00 12.39 25.18 7.60 45.17 27.61 14.82 4.40 46.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.39 25.18 7.60 45.17 BC BC BC 45 45 45 DAYS TOTAL CHARGES AMOUNT ALLOWED CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ADJUSTMT AMOUNT NOT COVERED DEDUCTIBLE & CO-INSUR CO-PAY PATIENT OWES AMT PAID TOTALS 92.00 45.17 46.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.17 CHECK NO. PAY DAY PROV. NO. 5555650035 03/06/14 555555 45

http://www.wpc- edi.com/reference/

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Remittance Advice Resource

  • A list of Remittance Advice codes can be found

at the Washington Publishing Company

  • www.wpc-edi.com/reference
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Exchange Individual Grace Period

  • Individual has paid at least one month's

premium

  • The payer is only obligated to pay claims

during the first month

  • During the grace period, the payer may pend

claims during the second and third months

  • The provider can not bill the patient during the

grace period

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Medicare Advantage

  • What is it?
  • Claims Submission
  • Appeals
  • HIPPS codes
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Home Health Billing

  • General Guidelines
  • Prior Authorization
  • Primary Diagnosis codes for ICD 10
  • Type of Bill

 032X  033X (DISCONTINUED EFF 10/1/13)  034X

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Hospice Billing

  • Home hospice
  • Inpatient hospice
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
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CMS Changes for 2016

  • Two tiered home care rate based on

length of stay

  • Service Intensity Add-on
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QUESTIONS ?

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