Medicare
Medicare crossover reminder
In 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the way claim-based crossover information is sent to secondary insurers. Claim-based crossover occurs when the physician, other health care professional or facility bills Medicare as the primary payer and supplies secondary payer information on that claim. As of October 1, 2007, CMS requires providers to obtain a Coordination of Benefits Agreement (COBA) identification number to add to these claims.
Regence shares its eligibility files and receives secondary crossover claims directly from Medicare. Therefore, it is not necessary for you to include a COBA number on these claims.
Please allow 30 days after you receive an Explanation of Medicare Benefits (EOMB) for Regence to process your secondary claims.
