If you’re involved in the EMS/Ambulance billing industry, perhaps as a billing specialist, clerical worker, or assistant to the Fire Chief or EMS Director, we think you will find the following links interesting, informative, and helpful.

Medicare Ambulance Benefit and Basis for Denials:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AmbulanceFeeSchedule/downloads/ambabn71603.pdf

Medicare Part B EDI Helpline Numbers:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ElectronicBillingEDITrans/Downloads/MedicarePartBEDIHelpline.pdf

National Uniform Claim Committee-1500 Claim Form info:

http://www.nucc.org

HIPAA Related Code Lists:

http://www.wpc-edi.com/codes

How to Enroll in Medicare Electronic Data Interchange:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ElectronicBillingEDITrans/03_EnrollInEDI.asp#TopOfPage

HIPAA General Info and Overview:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/

Medicare Regional Office Contacts for Ambulance Fee Schedule issues:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/AmbulanceFeeSchedule/downloads/rocontacts.pdf

Everything you have ever wanted to know about NPI numbers:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/

The American Ambulance Association:

http://www.the-aaa.org/