CMS 1490S: Patient’s Request For Medical Payment

PATIENT’S REQUEST FOR MEDICAL PAYMENT

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A CLAIM TO MEDICARE

SEND ONLY THE COMPLETED FORM TO YOUR MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR – Include a copy of the itemized bill and any supporting documents. Make a copy of your claim submission for your records and allow at least 60 days for Medicare to receive and process your request.

Reference the Medicare Administrative Contractor Address Table for the correct address to mail your claim form.

Medicare will not process a beneficiary request for payment for diabetic test strips, Part B drugs, or for items paid for under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding program. Medicare will not process a beneficiary request for payment for diabetic test strips, Part B drugs, or for items paid for under the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding program.

Send the completed form and supporting documentation to your Medicare contractor. Reference the Medicare Administrative Contractor Address table for the correct address to mail your claim form. If you still do not know the address of your Medicare contractor, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0938-1197. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: CMS, 7500 Security Boulevard, Attn: PRA Reports Clearance Officer, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 DO NOT MAIL APPLICATIONS TO THIS ADDRESS. Mailing your application to this address will significantly delay application processing

Form CMS-1490S (version 01/18)

COLLECTION AND USE OF MEDICARE INFORMATION

We are authorized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to ask you for information needed in the administration of the Medicare program. Authority to collect information is in section 205(a), 1872 and 1875 of the Social Security Act, as amended.

The information we obtain to complete your Medicare claim is used to identify you and to determine your eligibility. It is also used to decide if the services and supplies you received are covered by Medicare and to insure that proper payment is made.

The information may also be given to other providers of services, Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), medical review boards, and other organizations as necessary to administer the Medicare program. For example, it may be necessary to disclose information to a hospital or doctor about the Medicare benefits you have used.

With one exception, which is discussed below, there are no penalties under Social Security law for refusing to supply information. However, failure to furnish information regarding the medical services rendered or the amount charged would prevent payment of the claim. Failure to furnish any other information, such as name or Medicare number, would delay payment of the claim.

It is mandatory that you tell us if you are being treated for a work related injury so we can determine whether worker’s compensation will pay for the treatment. Section 1877(a)(3) of the Social Security Act provides criminal penalties for withholding this information. If you are being treated for a work related injury be sure to check the appropriate box in Section 2 titled ‘Condition Related to’.

Physicians and other suppliers, such as clinical laboratories, imaging service suppliers, and durable medical equipment suppliers are required by law to submit a claim for Medicare covered services furnished to you, the Medicare beneficiary, within one year of the date of service.

To reduce your out-of-pocket expenses, Medicare beneficiaries should always obtain medical care from physicians and other suppliers who are enrolled in the Medicare program. If you submit a claim for covered services furnished by a physician or other supplier who is not enrolled with the Medicare program, your claim may be denied.

For a list of participating Medicare enrolled physicians in your area, please go to www.medicare.gov/physiciancompare or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.

If a physician or supplier furnishes Medicare covered services to you and refuses to submit a claim on your behalf for those services, please call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) in order to file a complaint with the Medicare contractor. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.

When you submit your own claim to Medicare, complete the entire form. If the claim form has incomplete or invalid information, the Medicare contractor will return the claim along with a letter to you clearly stating what information is missing or invalid.

If the Patient is deceased, please contact your Social Security office for instructions on how to file a claim.

NOTICE: Anyone who misrepresents or falsifies essential information requested by this form may upon conviction be subject to fine and imprisonment under Federal law. No Part B Medicare benefits may be paid unless this form is received as required by existing law and regulations (20 CFR 422.510).

INSTRUCTIONS

READ BEFORE SUBMITTING A CLAIM TO MEDICARE

(PLEASE RETURN ONLY THE FORM AND NOT THE INSTRUCTION)

Patient’s Request for Medical Payment for the Influenza/Pneumococcal Vaccinations, Part B Services, (includes physician, laboratory, imaging services), Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies, Foreign Travel (including Canada and Mexico) and Shipboard Services

Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination:

Medicare may pay for seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations. Annual Part B deductible and coinsurance amounts do not apply. Medicare does not pay for the hepatitis B vaccines. All physicians, non-physician practitioners, and suppliers who administer seasonal influenza vaccinations must take assignment on the claim for the vaccine.

Part B Services:

In most situations, your physician, other practitioner or supplier will submit your claim to Medicare, if they do not, you can submit a claim.

Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies:

In most situations, your supplier of DMEPOS will submit your claim to Medicare, if they do not, you can submit a claim for an item or services furnished by this supplier.

Foreign Travel (including Canada and Mexico):

Medicare law prohibits payment for health care services furnished outside the United States (U.S.) except in certain limited circumstances. The term “outside the U.S.” means anywhere other than the 50 states of the U.S., the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Services furnished on a ship in a U.S. port or within 6 hours of when the ship arrived at or departed from a U.S. port are furnished inside the U.S. ITH

There are three situations when Medicare may pay for certain types of health care services rendered in a foreign hospital (a hospital outside the U.S.): E WITH YOUR CLAIM

You’re in the U.S. when you have a medical emergency and the foreign hospital is closer than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your illness or injury.
You’re traveling through Canada without unreasonable delay by the most direct route between Alaska and another state when a medical emergency occurs, and the Canadian hospital is closer than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your illness or injury THI . Medicare determines what qualifies as “without unreasonable delay” on a case-by-case basis.
You live in the U.S. and the foreign hospital is closer to your home than the nearest U.S. hospital that can treat your medical condition, regardless of whether it’s an emergency.

In these situations, Medicare will pay for the Medicare-covered services you get in the foreign hospital and the physician and ambulance services furnished in connection with that foreign inpatient hospital stay.

Shipboard Services:

Medicare may pay for medically necessary services furnished on a ship in a U.S. port or within 6 hours of when the ship arrived at or departed from a U.S. port only if all of the following requirements are met:

You have Part B benefits
The physician is legally authorized to practice in the U.S.

If the ship is more than 6 hours away from a U.S. port, Medicare can pay for medically necessary services only if all of the following requirements are met:

You have a medical emergency within 6 hours of departing or arriving at a U.S. port that requires inpatient hospital services.
The nearest or most accessible hospital that can treat you is a foreign hospital rather than a U.S. hospital.
The services are to treat the emergency illness or injury.
You have Part B benefits.
The physician is legally authorized to practice where he or she furnished the services

For shipboard services please include a copy of the ship’s itinerary.

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HOW TO FILL OUT THIS MEDICARE FORM

Medicare may pay you directly when you complete this form and attach an itemized bill from your doctor or supplier. Mail your completed claim form to the Medicare contractor responsible for processing your claim. If you need additional assistance, call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048
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FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:

A. Your Reason for submitting this Claim
Check the box that applies to this claim

B. Type of Patient’s Request
Check only one box that applies to this claim

Section 1 – PATIENT INFORMATION

Print your name as shown on your Medicare card (Last Name, First Name, Middle Name)
Print your Medicare Number exactly as it is shown on the Medicare card
Print your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
Check the appropriate box for the patient’s sex
Furnish your mailing address and include your telephone number

Section 2 – INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES FURNISHED

Describe the illness or injury for which you received treatment
Patient’s Condition related to: Check the appropriate boxes

NOTE: You must attach an itemized bill in order for Medicare to process this claim
Attach all supporting documentation to the form including an itemized bill with the following information:

Date of service
Place of service
Description of illness or injury
Description of each surgical or medical service or supply furnished

Charge for each service
The doctor’s or supplier’s name and address
The provider or supplier’s National Provider Identifier(NPI) If known
The ordering & referring Providers Full Legal Name and address fire quired as indicated in Section 2

It is helpful if the diagnosis is shown on the physician’s itemized bill. If not, be sure you have completed Section2 of this form.
Many times a bill will show the names of several doctors or suppliers. It is very important the provider who treated you be identified. Simply circle his/her name on the bill.
Mark out any services on the itemized bill(s) you are attaching for which you have already filed a Medicare claim.
Attach a copy of your primary insurer’s Explanation of Benefits notice if you are requesting Medicare Secondary payment.
Shipboard services please include a copy of the ship’s itinerary

Section 3 – INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE OTHER THAN MEDICARE

Complete this Section if you are age 65 or older and enrolled in a health insurance plan where you or your spouse are currently working and if you have any medical coverage other than Medicare.
Check all boxes that apply

Name of other Medical Insurance
Policy Number including Medicaid ID Number
Policyholder’s Name
Street Address of other Medical Insurance

Section 4 – SIGNATURE

Sign your name and date the form
If the Medicare beneficiary is not able to sign his/her name, follow the instructions on the form.

MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR ADDRESS TABLE

FOR INFLUENZA/PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION, PART B (INCLUDES PHYSICIAN, LABORATORY, IMAGING SERVICES)

If you received a service in:	Mail your claim form, itemized bill, and supporting documents to::
Alabama	Palmetto GBA, LLC Mail Code: AG-600 P.O. Box 100306 Columbia, SC 29202-3306
Alaska	Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 100306 Fargo, ND 58108-6703
American Samoa	Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 6777 Fargo, ND 58108-6777
Arkansas	Novitas Solutions, Inc. P.O. Box 3098 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-1816

Address to send Medicare 1490 claims via Priority mail or through a commercial courier (UPS, FedEx) for which a (PO Box) cannot be used, please use the following street address:

FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROSTHETICS, ORTHOTICS, AND SUPPLIES (DMEPOS) ONLY

If you live in:	Mail your form and supporting documentation to:
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont	Noridian JA P.O. Box 6780 Fargo, ND 58108-6780
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin Indianapolis, IN 46207-7027	CGS Administrators, LLC P.O. Box 20013 Nashville, TN 37202-0013
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, West Virginia	CGS Administrators, LLC P.O. Box 20010 Nashville, TN 37202-0010
Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming	Noridian JD .O. Box 6727 Fargo, ND 58108-6727

FOREIGN TRAVEL (INCLUDING CANADA AND MEXICO) AND SHIPBOARD SERVICES

If you live in:	Mail your claim form, itemized bill, and supporting documents to:
Alabama	Palmetto GBA, LLC Mail Code: AG-600 P.O. Box 100306 Columbia, SC 29202-3306
Alaska	Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 6703 Fargo, ND 58108-6703
American Samoa	Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC P.O. Box 6777 Fargo, ND 58108-6777
Arkansas	Novitas Solutions, Inc. P.O. Box 3098 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-1816

Address to send Medicare 1490 claims via Priority mail or through a commercial courier (UPS, FedEx) for which a (PO Box) cannot be used, please use the following street address: