Does HIPAA affect providers who file 100 percent of their claims on paper?
No. The electronic transaction standards regulation does not apply to providers who file all of their claims on paper. The regulation only applies to the electronic data interchange. However, billing codes may change as a result of the requirement to implement national standard codes such as ICD-9-CM, CPT-4, CDT, NDC, and HCPCS. Code conversions are published in the general Medicaid bulletins.
Related Questions
- What if I file some paper claims, and some electronic claims - won just the electronic claims be subject to the HIPAA rules?
- What if I do see Medicare patients and file only paper claims (qualifying me as a HIPAA non-covered entity)?
- Does HIPAA affect providers who file 100 percent of their claims on paper?
