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Billing => Billing => : pvtbiller December 30, 2011, 10:43:24 AM

: Box 31
: pvtbiller December 30, 2011, 10:43:24 AM
Hello - Does a signature have to be in box 31?  If it is a DME supplier billing on the patients behald, is a computer printed name of the company (supplier) with the date acceptable?
: Re: Box 31
: SLITTLES December 30, 2011, 01:20:41 PM
When we bill box 31 never has an actual signature, it just has the typed name of our provider.
: Re: Box 31
: pvtbiller December 31, 2011, 12:47:12 AM
Thanks so much
: Re: Box 31
: PMRNC December 31, 2011, 01:45:37 PM
just to clarify:  For all auditing purposes the provider's signature should be on all encounters.
: Re: Box 31
: pvtbiller January 01, 2012, 02:16:11 AM
Even if it prints the dme company and not an induviduals name?  who should sign it then?
: Re: Box 31
: Michele January 01, 2012, 04:41:48 PM
I believe she's referring to the patients paperwork/chart.  Not box 31 on the CMS form.
: Re: Box 31
: pvtbiller January 02, 2012, 12:01:03 AM
no, on the cms form
: Re: Box 31
: SLITTLES January 02, 2012, 11:37:13 AM
I'm confused....as long as the name itself is printed in box 31, the claim is fine.  An actual cursive signature does not have to be in box 31
: Re: Box 31
: PMRNC January 02, 2012, 01:10:33 PM
I was just clarifying that although the "signature on file" is accepted on the claim, source documents such as the encounter must have the provider's signature.
: Re: Box 31
: pvtbiller January 02, 2012, 01:17:56 PM
thank you
: Re: Box 31
: Michele January 04, 2012, 08:25:00 AM
So just to summarize, original signature must be on source document, but not in box 31.   ;)