UB92's are out - UB-04's are in.
Ever wonder where they come up with the names for these forms anyway? Well I guess it doesn't really matter what they are called, but that it is the format required if you want your services paid for.
UB92 and UB-04 forms are medical claim forms used by facilities such as hospitals, outpatient clinics and ambulatory surgery centers to bill insurance companies for services rendered.
The UB-04 forms come with a number of improvements and enhancements.
They are more in line with the 837 format and they allow for the reporting of the NPI number, or National Provider Identifier number.
The new UB-04 forms will be available in the beginning of 2007 but they will not be accepted for billing until March 1, 2007.
From March 1st to May 22, 2007 providers will be allowed to use either the old UB92 or the new UB-04.
Starting on May 23, 2007 Health Plans will only accept the new UB-04 forms and format.
I would strongly recommend that you not wait until the last minute to make these changes.
If you are submitting claims electronically you should contact your software vendor now to find out what changes need to be made to your system to allow for the new format.
If you are submitting your UB forms on paper, you need to make sure your software is capable of printing the new UB-04 format.
Unless you recently upgraded your software, most likely it will need some changes.
In most cases, changes like this don't go off without a few problems.
If you wait until May 23rd to make your changes, you will end up disrupting your cash flow.
To ensure a smooth transition, start looking into what needs to be done now so that you can work out all of the bugs in plenty of time for the cut off date.
Ever wonder where they come up with the names for these forms anyway? Well I guess it doesn't really matter what they are called, but that it is the format required if you want your services paid for.
UB92 and UB-04 forms are medical claim forms used by facilities such as hospitals, outpatient clinics and ambulatory surgery centers to bill insurance companies for services rendered.
The UB-04 forms come with a number of improvements and enhancements.
They are more in line with the 837 format and they allow for the reporting of the NPI number, or National Provider Identifier number.
The new UB-04 forms will be available in the beginning of 2007 but they will not be accepted for billing until March 1, 2007.
From March 1st to May 22, 2007 providers will be allowed to use either the old UB92 or the new UB-04.
Starting on May 23, 2007 Health Plans will only accept the new UB-04 forms and format.
I would strongly recommend that you not wait until the last minute to make these changes.
If you are submitting claims electronically you should contact your software vendor now to find out what changes need to be made to your system to allow for the new format.
If you are submitting your UB forms on paper, you need to make sure your software is capable of printing the new UB-04 format.
Unless you recently upgraded your software, most likely it will need some changes.
In most cases, changes like this don't go off without a few problems.
If you wait until May 23rd to make your changes, you will end up disrupting your cash flow.
To ensure a smooth transition, start looking into what needs to be done now so that you can work out all of the bugs in plenty of time for the cut off date.
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