Medicare Places Temporary Hold for Some Part B Claims: Jurisdictions 6 and K Impacted

On Friday, August 13^th CMS announced a portion of Medicare Part B claims will be place on a temporary hold for providers located in Jurisdiction 6 (MN, WI, IL) and Jurisdiction K (VT, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, ME). Impacted claims are being held until the system fix is successfully installed, currently scheduled for 8/23/2021. Providers are encouraged to monitor the Production Alerts status for updates.

Source: https://www.ngsmedicare.com/ngs/portal/ngsmedicare/newngs/home-lob/news-alerts/production-alerts/index/!ut/p/z1/1VJNU8IwEP0reOCYSfoBhWNaEAQKooPQXJjQBAzSFNpAwV9vCoyAKI5Hc8ns2923eS8LCRxBIulGzKgSsaQLHQekPLbxQ90wPNTutQcGwm2zbnUbnonKDnyBgQuDbhx2Kn04_K2a6DT64WCk-8m-5MRg9SoI2_durdZ_tBqueSy4wRHoNzhnDJWmhts1bONuw0IVBw43gmdwIOMk0gKfc8ah54_7g_qT7pWztNPTih5pogr67vQ8GPhCSp7Gih7zl9B8nYiUiTC3DAats6hQzglObHrUMhQMBjal09CoVsEk5AzYFioBWrUcwOiUhwhRVrJN2LwWc2lo1fg_Ym5_C7a_U_IH-taXvbnaPL3IZuJ7_kzTUvUKhJzGcCQk49s8J-arFcGQhLFUfKvgSFsTca2cJnyPSSV5VkRn8CHmWQqoZIAueKLSIlomMVvv_fqEDkOWkdyBt6lfzzBuRuOa62PsljbvbheQyS67-wCBsiuY/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?ngsLOB=Part%20B&LOC=Minnesota&ngsLOC=Minnesota&jurisdiction=Jurisdiction%206&LOB=Part%20B