How do I bill a claim to Medicare that has been denied by the primary insurance?
If the primary insurance denied the claim use an Occurrence Code 24 with the date the primary insurance denied the claim, use the appropriate value code with a $0.00 dollar amount. The primary payer code should be a “C with the primary insurance name and the secondary line should show a payer code “Z and Medicare. Include in remarks the reason the primary insurance denied the claim (i.e., insurance denied services not covered).
