CMS Manual System: Direction to Modify Institutional Reason Code 39012
Guidance for direction to modify Code 39012’s narrative because it requires more than one line of remarks data. While the UB-04 and Direct Data Entry (DDE) formats allow for more than one line of remarks data, providers may opt to use the 837I format which allows for only one line of remarks data.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: August 01, 2012
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