Claim Page 01 — Entering a Notice of Election (NOE)

Claim Page 01 (Map 1711) contains general patient information, condition codes, occurrence codes, occurrence span codes, and value codes.

Begin entering data on Claim Page 01 and continue until the necessary fields are completed.  Use the key and table below to determine what fields are required and what information to enter. 

FISS Screen 01, entering a NOE

Key:

  • RED = Required field
  • BLUE = Optional field
  • GREEN = Conditional field, dependent on the type of claim
  • PURPLE = System generated field
  • BLACK = Not required field

Field Descriptions for Claim Page 01 – Map 1711

Field Name / Requirement Description
HIC
Required
Enter the beneficiary’s Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN)
TOB
Required
Type of bill (system generated; you may need to change this depending on the TOB you are entering).

1st Digit 2nd Digit 3rd Digit
8 — Hospice 1 — Hospice (nonhospital based)
2 — Hospice (hospital based)
A — Admission/Election Notice
C — Change of Hospice Provider
OSCAR
Accepted until May 23, 2008
Medicare provider number.  FISS will automatically plug this field with your OSCAR number.
NPI
Required
Enter your National Provider Identifier.
PAT CNTL #
Optional
Up to 20 digits are available for you to enter your internal account number for tracking purposes.  This number will display on your Remittance Advice or your Electronic Remittance Advice.
STMT DATES FROM
Required
Enter the FROM date of this hospice election.  A TO date is not required on NOEs.
LAST
Required

Enter the beneficiary’s last name exactly as it appears on the Medicare card or ELGA/ELGH page 1.

FIRST
Required

Enter the beneficiary’s first name exactly as it appears on the Medicare card or ELGA/ELGH page 1. 

MI
Optional

Enter the beneficiary’s middle initial.

DOB
Required

Enter the beneficiary’s date of birth (MMDDCCYY).

ADDR 1-6
Required

Enter the beneficiary’s full mailing address, including street name and number, post office box number or RFD, city and state.

ZIP
Required

Enter the beneficiary’s zip code.

SEX
Required

Enter the beneficiary’s gender using the appropriate alpha character.
M = Male        F = Female

MS
Optional

Beneficiary’s marital status.

ADMIT DATE
Required

Enter the effective date of the hospice election.  On NOEs, this date must match the FROM date. 

HR
Required

Hour of Admission—Enter the appropriate hour of admission (based on a 24-hour clock).  If hour of admission is unknown, use 01.
This information is required when entering your claim via direct data entry (DDE) only.  It is not required on claims submitted on paper or via batch-file-transfer.

OCC CDS/DATES
Required

Occurrence code 27 and the date of certification. 

FAC ZIP
Required

Facility zip code of the provider or the subpart (5- or 9- digit).

Page last updated: March 27, 2008

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