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Medicare will extend the timely filing limit through the last day of the sixth month following the month in which a state Medicaid agency recovered Medicaid payment from a provider or supplier Retroactive Disenrollment from a Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan or Program of All-inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) Provider Organization The AMA disclaims responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable to or related to any use, non-use, or interpretation of information contained or not contained in this file/product. These include: If you are not currently registered for the Cigna for Health Care Providers website, go to CignaforHCP.com and click on the Login/Register link. AS USED HEREIN, "YOU" AND "YOUR" REFER TO YOU AND ANY ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF WHICH YOU ARE ACTING. When a claim denies because it was received after the timely filing period, such denial does not constitute an "initial determination" and, therefore, is. 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SUMMARY OF CHANGES: Section 6404 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act) reduced the maximum period for submission of all Medicare fee-for-service claims to no more than 12 months, or 1 calendar year, after the date of service. + | Print | Use is limited to use in Medicare, Medicaid, or other programs administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). If this is a U.S. Government information system, CMS maintains ownership and responsibility for its computer systems. 2 0 obj 100-04, Ch. If claims submitted after the timely frame set by insurances, then those claims will be denied by insurance companies as CO 29-The time limit for filing has expired. Attach the. This includes resubmitting corrected claims that were unprocessable. Unauthorized or illegal use of the computer system is prohibited and subject to criminal and civil penalties. You should only need to file a claim in very rare cases. 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