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Billing => Billing => : Brenda09 March 19, 2011, 09:06:55 PM

: Registering with Insurance Carriers
: Brenda09 March 19, 2011, 09:06:55 PM

Hello,
I spoke with different insurance carriers and was told that if I was using a clearinghouse to submit claims it wasn't necessary for the billing company to register with them (except Medicare), only the clearinghouse would need to register.
If I take on a client and do only aged accounts I wouldn't need a clearinghouse because most claims would be filed on paper? If that is the case would I need to register with the carriers in order to file paper claims?
Thanks in advance,
Brenda

: Re: Registering with Insurance Carriers
: PMRNC March 19, 2011, 09:11:22 PM

Billing companies do not register with insurance carriers. Provider's do.

: Re: Registering with Insurance Carriers
: Brenda09 March 20, 2011, 12:08:16 AM

Hi Linda,

Thank you, that is a relief. I have seen posts on different forums where people talk about Billing Agent numbers and I wanted to make sure.

Thank you for all of the valuable information you share, I appreciate it.

Brenda

: Re: Registering with Insurance Carriers
: PMRNC March 20, 2011, 03:34:34 PM

The billing agent has to be documented on the provider's Medicare enrollment.

: Re: Registering with Insurance Carriers
: Brenda09 March 20, 2011, 08:10:34 PM

Thank you!