Ambulance Table of Contents
Preface Information
- Desk Reference Guide
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
Program Information
- General Program Information
- Program Background and Objectives
- Provider Agreement and Professional Standards
- Payer of Last Resort
- Program Reimbursement
- Payment in Full
- Incorrect Payment
- Claim Submission Timeliness
- Medical and Other Record Content Requirements
- Record Retention Requirements
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- Provider Participation and Enrollment
- Participation
- Enrollment
- Re-certification
- Suspension or Termination
- Electronic Media Claims (EMC) Enrollment
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- Program Communication and Services
- Written Correspondence
- Telephone Inquiries
- Provider Training
- On-Site Visits
- Publications
- Direct Deposit
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- Recipient Eligibility and Identification
- Benefit Levels
- Categorically Needy
- Medically Needy
- Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBs)
- EPSDT
- Identification Card
- Altered ID Cards and Other Abuses
- Inmates Ineligible for Medical Assistance Program
Benefits
- Recipient Eligibility Verification System (REVS)
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- Flexible Test of Income
- Spend-Down Liability (SDL)
- Determining Payment When a Spend-Down Amount Is
Applied
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- Third Party Liability (TPL) for Medical Expenses
- Claims Filing
- Refunds Resulting From Other Insurance
- Co-insurance and Deductible
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- Services Utilization Review (SURS)
- Review of Services Utilized
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- RIte Care Program
- Overview
- Participating Health Plans
- Eligibility
- Enrollment
- Copayment and Premiums
- Scope of Services
Claim Management Information
- General Billing Information
- Typed and Handwritten Claims
- Submitting Copies
- Attachments for Claims
- Provider Signature
- Correct Postage
- Using a Billing Company
- Requesting Change of Address/Change of Status
- Non-Providers
- Ordering Claim Forms
- Timeliness Requirements
- Hand-Delivered Paper and Electronic Claims
- Claim Form Order Card
- Provider Manual Order Form
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- Out-of-State and Emergency Claims
- Medical Services Provided Outside of Rhode Island
- Prior Authorization
- Exceptions to Prior Authorization
- Circumstances In Which Medical Care Is Provided
- Payments
- Timeliness
- Border Communities
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- Prior Authorization (PA)
- PA Instructions
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- Claim Correction Form (CCF)
- CCF Instructions
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- Remittance Advice (RA)
- Banner Page
- Paid, Denied, Claims in Process
- Adjusted Claims
- Financial Items
- TPL and Medicare
- Earnings Data and Error Messages
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- Paid Claim Adjustments and Refunds
- Single and Multiple Adjustment Request Forms
- Information Required
- Attachments
- Single Adjustment Request Form Instructions
- Multiple Adjustment Request Form Instructions
- Refunds or Recoupments of Paid Claims
- Underpayment
Medical Coverage Policies
Please note that policy and procedures are subject to change. Refer to your
provider update bulletins regarding your provider type.
Ambulance Policy Coverage
Provider
Participation Guidelines
Recertification
Claims
Billing Guidelines
Origin/Destination
Modifiers
Covered and
Non-Covered Services
Ambulatory
Transportation
SNF and ICF
Resident
Out of State
Round Trips
Repeat
Trips/Extra Attendants
Prior Authorization
Physician's
Statement
Retroactive
Authorization
Reimbursable
Ambulance Procedure Codes
ALS and BLS
Milelage
Out of State
Mileage
Waiting Time
Oxygen
Multiple Patients
Reimbursement
Guidelines
Medicare/Medicaid
Crossover
Patient Liability
Claim Preparation Instructions
CMS 1500 Form Filing Instructions
Ambulance Services – CMS 1500 Claim Form
Error Status Codes
ESC Code List (English)
Explanation of Benefits (EOB) Codes
- EOB Codes and Messages List (English)
- EOB Codes and Messages List (Spanish)
Appendix - Third Party Liability Carrier and Coverage
Codes
- Third Party Liability (TPL) Carrier Codes
- Third Party Liability (TPL) Carrier
Codes (PDF Format)
- Third Party Liability (TPL) Coverage Codes
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For specific questions you may contact the EDS Customer Service Help Desk at
(401) 784-8100 for In-state and long distance callers, or 1-800-964-6211 for In-state toll
callers and border communities.
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