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Medicare News
Customer Contact Centers Observing Independence Day Holiday
Novitas Solutions will be observing the Independence Day Holiday on Friday, July 4, 2014. Our business doors will be closed and the Customer Contact Centers will not be available. Please visit our 2014 Holiday/Training Closure Schedule page under the Contact Us tab for additional holiday closure information.
Initial Treatment Date on Chiropractic Claims
Novitas would like to remind providers that according to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Publication 100-04, Chapter 12, Section 220 all chiropractic claims must contain the date of initial treatment or date of exacerbation of the existing condition. Consistent with Medicare guidelines, Novitas will require that all chiropractic claims contain the initial treatment date or the date of exacerbation of the existing condition effective for dates of service July 24, 2014 and after.
