Quick Reference — To correct ZPPRAC claims
Worklist: HOLD
Issue: athenahealth has reviewed this claim for possible resubmission for additional payment on charge(s) with zero-dollar payment.
athenahealth will review zero paid claims when CPT codes are greater than $200. When no corrections have been made to CPT codes, modifiers and/or diagnosis codes the claim will be moved with ZPPRAC for your review and make corrections before appealing.
Next Steps: Correct charges according to policy and resubmit the claim. If payment was made by the payer as expected, manually close the claim using the kick code RVCLOSE.
- Make necessary corrections and resubmit the claim
- If payment was made by the payer as expected, manually close the claim by using the kick code RVCLOSE.
Note: If after acting on this error, the claim remains in a hold status (HOLD or MGRHOLD), the claim requires additional review or work.
Note: At least one change must be made to the claim before it can be resubmitted. It is not compliant to resubmit a claim without changes only to see whether the claim will be paid if you resubmit it to the payer.
- Display the Claim Action page: Select a claim from the Workflow Dashboard, Claim Worklist, or click the Claim Action Page link on the Claim Edit page.
- Review the claim information.
- Actions — If the claim needs to be resubmitted to the payer, select Add Kick Reason.
- Make any necessary changes to the claim details.
- Kick reason — Enter DRPBILLING.
- Claim note — Enter a clear, detailed note for athenaOne users, describing what actions have just been taken.
- Click Submit.
Note: At least one change must be made to the claim before it can be resubmitted. It is not compliant to resubmit a claim without changes only to see whether the claim will be paid if you resubmit it to the payer.
- On the Claim Edit page, scroll down to the Claim Notes section at the bottom of the page.
- Review the claim notes.
- If athenahealth has researched the denial with the payer, a detailed description is included.
- If there is an EOB or letter from the payer, click the link to review it.
- If further clarification is needed, contact the payer directly.
- Applies to — Select the correct insurance type.
- Status — Select DROP.
- Kick reason — Enter DRPBILLING.
- Claim note — Enter a clear, detailed note for athenaOne users, describing what actions have just been taken.
- Click Save.