Hospital Billers Blog

by | Jun 27, 2025

Medicare Timely Filing Limits

https://www.noridianmedicare.com/parta/claims/timely/ppaca_timely_sub_nas_summary.pdf The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Section 6404, has reduced the maximum period for timely submission of Medicare claims to not more than 12 months beginning...

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Bill Type on UB-04

http://www.vbh-pa.com/provider/info/claimsdept/UB04_Type_of_Bill_Codes.pdf   UB-04/CMS-1450 Reference Material Type of Bill Codes (Field 4) This is a three-digit code; each digit is defined below. 1st Digit – Type of Facility   Code   Hospital  ...

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