Billing & ClaimsPregunta 50 de 100
On the CMS-1500 form, the National Provider Identifier (NPI) is used to:
a.Identify the patient's diagnosis
b.Uniquely identify the rendering or billing provider
c.List the patient's copayment
d.Record the date the claim was paid
Explicación
The NPI is a standardized ten-digit identifier assigned to covered health care providers and required on claims to identify the billing and rendering providers. It replaced older, payer-specific provider numbers. Missing or invalid NPIs are a common cause of claim rejections.
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