Authorizations

Before providing services to patients, the insurance company will often require prior authorization. Once authorization is given, it is important to document that number so it shows on the subsequent billing and reporting. You can find informa...

If you or your office is participating in treating patients involved in a clinical trial, often the clinical trial registry number is required to be present on the claim in box 19 on a paper HCFA 1500 claim form or loop 2300 REF02 for an electro...

If you have been issued an authorization number from a payer for your services, you can enter the information into the patient's chart so it will automatically populate on the patient's claim form (either the HCFA-1500 or UB04). While in t...

If you have been issued a preliminary pre-authorization number from a patient's insurance payer and it has not yet been officially approved, you can still enter the information you have into the patient's chart. While in the ...