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.

July 1, 2021

The NUCC has released its annual, updated version of its 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form Reference Instruction Manual. The updated instruction manual, Version 9.0 7/21, goes into effect immediately and is available under the 1500 Claim Form tab.

The Community Care Network (CCN) is the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) direct link with community providers to ensure eligible Veterans are provided with timely and high-quality care. CCN is a network of high-performing, credentialed community providers that partners with VA to provide health care to Veterans in their local community.