Can a Primary insurance contractual adjustment be billed to secondary insurance?

  • Ask the Coder
  • Can a Primary insurance contractual adjustment be billed to secondary insurance?

Can a Primary insurance contractual adjustment be billed to secondary insurance?

Answer Question
0

If I send a claim to a primary insurance and they pay a portion and have a contractual adjustment that covers the remaining portion of the balance leaving no patient balance, is it appropriate to send the claim to the patients secondary insurance hoping they’ll pay what the primary adjusted off, or should the claim only be sent to secondary if the patient has a balance?

Marked as spam
Asked on September 27, 2024
99 views
You still have to file the secondary claim. Most PPOs require you to file for any service provided (verify by reading the ins specific processing manual). Additionally, payments between both policies could pay up to your UCR and reduce your write offs.
(Jenny at September 27, 2024)
    Add comment

    Post your Answer

    Attach YouTube/Vimeo clip putting the URL in brackets: [https://youtu.be/Zkdf3kaso]