UB04 Software News & Press

Updated July 2022

The National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) has released its annual, updated version of its 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form Reference Instruction Manual. The updated instruction manual, Version 10.0 7/22, goes into effect immediately and is available at the NUCC’s Web site, www.nucc.org, under the 1500 Claim Form tab.

Few things fluster a mental health therapist more than the billing and filing claims for their patients. Fortunately, we hope to make navigating the complex medical billing landscape a little easier for you. We’ll start with breaking down the process of the Revenue Cycle.

Few things in this world are as frustrating as claim rejections and denials. Sure, there’s the loss of revenue, but also they’re an incredible waste of time and energy. Many mental health professionals loathe the idea of handling their billing, mainly because of all of the rules and regulations. The vast majority of claim rejections occur due to improperly filling out the HCFA 1500 Form.

This billing guide is designed to assist with the completion of the CMS-1500 claim form. Submit only the red drop out approved CMS-1500 (02-12) claim form.

1500 Health Insurance Claim Form Reference Instruction Manual V.02/12 - Updated July 2021.

The answer is quite simple. Individual practitioners should use HCFA-1500. Medical facilities should use UB-92, which is now referred to as UB-04.

The NUCC has released the semi-annual update to the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which will go into effect on October 1. 2021. The complete Provider Taxonomy code set is available here. Changes to the code set are listed in the "New Codes" tab under the Code Sets and Provider Taxonomy menu tabs.