Crossover Company Name Not Being Displayed on Electronic Remittance Advice

CMS has determined that Medicare Part B Electronic Remittance Advices (ERAs) in the 4010A1 format issued October 3, 2011, through October 7, 2011, are not displaying the crossover company name and accompanying 5-byte COBA ID. To identify that these claims have been automatically crossed over to a supplemental payer, look for remittance advice remark code (RARC) MA18 and/or N89. RARC MA18 alerts providers that the claims information is being forwarded to the patient’s supplemental payer, while RARC N89 alerts providers that claim information is being forwarded to multiple supplemental payers. If you see RARC MA18 and/or N89, the patient’s claim has automatically been crossed over, even though the crossover company name and COBA ID is not being displayed.