| UB92 forms are another medical insurance claim | | | | writing our program. Several software programs |
| form used when you are submitting insurance | | | | are available by doing a search on the internet. |
| claims for a facility such as a hospital or drug | | | | If you are not familiar with this forms and find |
| rehab facility. It is similar to the HCFA1500 but it | | | | yourself in a position where you need to be using |
| contains different fields. | | | | them, you may want a book called the UB92 |
| If you're shopping for UB 92s, you'll find out that | | | | Editor. This book explains each field and designates |
| although they are not as readily available as HCFA | | | | which fields are mandatory by individual insurance |
| 1500's are, you can find several places to | | | | companies and is extremely helpful in learning how |
| purchase them by doing an internet search. UB | | | | to submit theses forms. |
| 92's can also be filed electronically. You'll need to | | | | Instead of using CPT codes to describe the |
| check with your clearing house to see if they can | | | | services performed, you would use 'rev codes.' |
| accept them. | | | | UB 92's are traditionally used mostly for hospital |
| Hopefully your medical billing software has the | | | | billing. But outpatient clinics may also be required |
| capability to build your own form. Typing these | | | | to use them in billing. If a clinic is established as a |
| would be ridiculously time consuming! If your | | | | facility, the reimbursment rates are different |
| medical billing software does not come with the | | | | (usually higher) than if they were classified as a |
| form preloaded, you will have to purchase a | | | | servicing provider. In order to be reimbursed at |
| software program for UB92's or create your | | | | the higher facility rates, the billing must be |
| own. We were fortunate in that Michele has a | | | | submitted on a UB 92 form. |
| computer science degree and had no problem | | | | |