Handwriting on Claims Submitted to Medicare
October 24, 2016Beginning 10/1/2016, NGS will return to the provider any paper claim submitted with handwriting on the face of the claim that does not meet the criteria of being a signature field for Items 12, 13, or 31. You will receive a notice attached to the front of the claim when it is returned notating this as well. The only fields on the CMS-1500 claim form that have space and allows for any type of handwriting for signatures of the beneficiary or provider, are Items 12, 13, and 31. Other than the signatures, handwriting should not appear on any claim submitted to Medicare. Please refer to CMS IOM 100-04, Chapter 26, Section 30 (596 KB) to make sure you are completing paper claims correctly.