Description
Duplicate payments are any payments paid across more than one claim number for the same Beneficiary, CPT/HCPCS code, and service date by the same provider, in excess of a code’s Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE).
Affected Code(s)
All CPT, HCPCS codes
Applicable Policy References
1. Social Security Act (SSA), Title XVIII- Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled, Section 1862(a)(1)(A)- Exclusions from Coverage and Medicare as a Secondary Payer
2. Social Security Act (SSA), Title XVIII- Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled, Section 1833(e)- Payment of Benefits
3. 42 CFR §405.929- Post-Payment Review
4. 42 CFR §405.930- Failure to Respond to Additional Documentation Request
5. 42 CFR §405.980- Reopening of Initial Determinations, Redeterminations, Reconsiderations, Decisions, and Reviews, (b)- Timeframes and Requirements for Reopening Initial Determinations and Redeterminations Initiated by a Contractor; and (c)- Timeframes and Requirements for Reopening Initial Determinations and Redeterminations Requested by a Party
6. 42 CFR §405.986- Good Cause for Reopening
7. Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3- Verifying Potential Errors and Taking Corrective Actions, §§3.1- 3.6.6
8. Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 17- Drugs and Biologicals, 10- Payment Rules for Drugs and Biologicals; §40- Discarded Drugs and Biologicals; §70- Claims Processing Requirements- General; §90.2- Drugs, Biologicals, and Radiopharmaceuticals; §100.2.9- Submission of Claims with the Modifier JW, “Drug Amount Discarded/Not Administered to Any Patient”
9. Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15- Covered Medical and Other Health Services; §50.3- Incident to Requirements; §60.1.A- Commonly Furnished in Physicians’ Offices
10. Medicare Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File
11. Annual American Medical Association: CPT Manual
12. Annual HCPCS Level II Manual
13. Medicare Part B Drug Average Sales Price; ASP Pricing File https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Part-B-Drugs/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice
14. U.S. National Library of Medicine DailyMed