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CMS-1500
form
Term | Definition |
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CMS-1500 | has 33 blocks (items) divided into 3 sections. must have patients and guarantor's demographics and insurance info, diagnostic test, treatment or procedure info and billing info. used for paper claims. |
CMS-1500 sections | carrier block, patient/insured, physician/supplier |
section 1 | carrier block |
section 2 | patient/insured |
section 3 | physician/supplier |
carrier block section | contains the address of the insurance carrier and is located at the top of the form. |
patient/insured section | contains info about the patient or insured (if other than patient). includes boxes 1-13. |
phyician/ supplier section | contains info about the physician or supplier. includes boxes 14-33. |