Using the HCFA 1500 02-12
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The Transition from HCFA Form 1500 (08-05) to HCFA Form 1500 (02-12)
By April 1, 2014, Medicare and other payers will require the use of the new HCFA Form 1500 (02/12).
Your practice will need to decide how and when to start using the new form.
The payers that your practice sends HCFA forms to will fall into two categories:
1. Payers that accept HCFA 1500 02-12
2. Payers that do not accept HCFA 1500 02-12
DuxWare provides a method to print both the HCFA 1500 02-12 and HCFA 1500 08-05 based on the configuration of the DuxWare System and individual payers.
After reading this document, you will be able to:
- Identify the HCFA-1500 (02-12)
- Change the DuxWare System Configuration to allow for the new HCFA 1500 02-12 format.
- Change the HCFA 1500 to the older version 08-05 to allow for payers who will still require the old format.
- Adjust the print alignment for the new HCFA 1500 02-12.
- Review DuxWare HCFA 1500 02/12 -Block by Block Rules
Identify the HCFA-1500 (02-12)
First, you will need to have in your possession the new HCFA-1500 02-12.
To check the version of your HCFA 1500 form, look at the bottom right of the form as illustrated below:
To view the HCFA Manual on NUCC.org web site, click on the following web link:
Changing System Setting to Allow for HCFA-1500 02-12
Support/Management/System Configuration/
You will land in the "System Configuration Search". Type in "HCFA Form in the open field, select Program Desc. to the right. Then, select "[Search].
You will land at the following screen for HCFA Form. At the left of the program name, you will select the paper/pencil icon to edit the value.
You will land in the "System Configuration Add/Edit". Change the Value to 2. Then, select Save. Your database is now set to default to the new HCFA-1500
version (02-12).
