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More Details CMS has modified the ABN form from two forms to one form.  Its notice was published in the Federal Register on May 25, 2007, announcing the start of a second public comment period for the revised verion of the ABN (CMS-R-131).  Click the Detail Icon to the left for more details.
   
More Detail The Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is a notice given to Medicare beneficiaries to let the Patient know that Medicare is not likely to pay for certain services. The notice must be given to the Patient before services are performed. Click the Detail Icon to the left for more details.
   
More Detail Any day now, CMS will announce it's final approval of the revised ABN, which has been modified from two forms to one. To view its most current draft, click the Detail Icon to the left.

Here Are Resources to Help You Along the Way

 
Introduction, History & Overview - Written by Claudia Birkenshaw who has over eighteen years of managerial hospital revenue cycle experience and has worked over twenty-five years in healthcare finance.  She is the author of two books: The UB-92 Handbook for Hospital Billing, and The UB-04 Handbook for Hospital Billing, both published by the American Hospital Association.
   
See the Current ABN Forms Being Used by Medicare

 
CMSR 131 G June 2002 (pdf)
     
 
CMSR 131 L June 2002 (pdf)
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