Ambulances Services Center
Spotlights
- Do you want to find out Medicare Fee-for-Service information quickly? Subscribe to a CMS Electronic Mailing Lists: Keeping Medicare Fee-For-Service Providers Informed [PDF, 410KB] , such as the listserv, that suits your needs!
- SE1029 - 5010 Requirement for Ambulance Suppliers [PDF, 95KB] - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided upon early adoption of version 5010 of the 837P electronic claim format and will implement it on January 1, 2011. If you are an ambulance supplier who plans early adoption of the new standard, this Special Edition article tells you how to submit your claims electronically in light of the new 837P, version 5010 diagnosis code reporting requirement.
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Important Links
Coding/ Billing / Payment
- Ambulance Fee Schedule
- Zip Code to Carrier Locality File - Updated 2/22/12 [ZIP, 3MB]
- Zip Codes requiring +4 extension - Updated 2/22/12 [ZIP, 1KB]
- 2011 End of Year Zip Code File [ZIP, 3MB]
- Electronic Billing & EDI Transactions Medicare information on electronic transactions under HIPAA
- The latest HIPAA codes are available at the Washington Publishing Company (WPC) Website.
Public Use Files
Enrollment
Education
- Medicare Learning Network (MLN) General Information
- MLN Educational Web Guides
- MLN Matters Articles ( Search Tips )
- MLN Products
CMS Manuals & Transmittals
- Manuals
- Internet-Only Manuals (IOMs)
- Medicare Benefit Policy Manual - Pub. 100-02, Chapter 10 - Ambulance Services [PDF, 159KB]
- National Coverage Determinations (NCD) Manual - Pub. 100-03
- Current Medicare Claims Processing Manual - Pub. 100-04, Chapter 15 - Ambulance [PDF, 739KB]
- Historical (Pre-Transition to the Ambulance Fee Schedule) Medicare Claims Processing Manual - Pub. 100.04, Chapter 15 [PDF, 981KB]
- Ambulance Services Transmittals
- Transmittals
Policies/Regulations
- Quarterly Provider Updates
- AFS Regulations and Notices
- Guidance on Beneficiary Signature Requirements for Ambulance Claims [PDF, 33KB]
- Information Guidance for Ambulance Suppliers and Providers [PDF, 139KB] : "The Medicare Ambulance Benefit & Statutory Bases for Denial of Claims" and "Ambulance Transports & ABNs"
- HIPAA - General Information
- Service Furnished to Undocumented Aliens
Medicare Secondary Payer
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- Information for Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers for the National Provider Identifier Standard (NPI)
How to Stay Informed
- Join the mailing list (or listserv). Scroll to the right side of the page to Subscribe.
- Ambulance Open Door Forum
Contacts
- Provider Call Center Toll Free Numbers Directory [ZIP, 38KB] via Toll-Free Numbers and Websites -- A listing of the toll-free numbers that CMS has installed at Medicare FFS contractor sites.
- CMS Regional Offices
- Coordination of Benefits - General Information (COBC)
