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BILLING & ENROLLMENTMANUALFISCAL YEAR 2020-21

TABLE OF CONTENTS-Introduction-Alliance Claims System (ACS) Enrollment Processing-Alliance Claims System (ACS) Claims Processing-Verifying Your Agency Details in the Alliance Claims System (ACS)-Electronic Claim Submission (ECS) Agreement-Trading Partner Agreement (TPA)-How to Verify EDI Certification-Enrollment/Eligibility and Claims Submission Guidelines for FY20-21-How to Submit Claims for ReimbursementManually Entering a Claim into ACS Provider PortalSubmission of Claims Via an 837Retrieval of 835Transactional Upload and Download QRemittance Advice (RA) Reports-Important Resources-Important Contacts-Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

INTRODUCTIONWelcome to Fiscal Year 2020-2021 This document will provide you with basic information regarding the membereligibility, member enrollment, and claims processes at Alliance Health. The Billing & Enrollment Manual should be used along with the Provider OperationsManual and Provider Contract, as well as material published on the DHB, DMH,NCTracks, and Alliance Health websites to guide your practices. Additionally, providersare encouraged to follow the Alliance Health newsletter on a weekly basis for timelynotification of claims processing changes throughout the year. This document is posted on our website www.alliancehealthplan.org under: Provider Finance and Claims Resources. The Alliance Claims System (ACS) is the information management system that will beused for processing member enrollments and updates and for processing State andMedicaid service claims filed through Alliance Health. NCHealthchoice service claimsshould be billed through NCTracks. Billing & Enrollment questions and needs can also be reviewed and discusseddirectly with a provider’s assigned Claims Research Analyst or and Alliance HealthEnrollment Specialist by phone, by email, or in-person (by appointment). Pleaseremember that when communicating via email, providers should adhere toHIPAA/Confidentiality best practices.Please note that the prompt pay guidelines state that the LME-MCO has 18 days to processa claim and 30 days to pay after approval -- allowing a total of 48 days for processingpayments. Providers are encouraged to consider this in their revenue cycle design and toplan accordingly.3

ACS ENROLLMENT PROCESSINGACS has a web-based provider portal that allows providers to submit enrollments to the LME/MCO. Usethis link for enrollment and updates: ACS CLAIMS PROCESSINGACS has a web-based provider portal that allows providers to submit claims to the LME/MCO. Claims canbe submitted via a CMS 1500/UB04 or via an 837P/I. The daily cutoff for nightly adjudication is 5pm.The claims are adjudicated nightly. For claims submitted via CMS1500/UB04, the claims status isupdated in the provider portal (download queue) the next business day. The Remittance Advice isavailable the following week (see check write schedule). Claims submitted via 837s will have adjudicationinformation on the 835s which will be available according to the standardized check write schedule. TheClaim Research Analysts review the claims processed on a daily basis to ensure claims are approvingcorrectly, to review denials for possible system errors, and to review any claims that pended for manualreview. The reviews are performed to ensure that claims are processed efficiently so that payment can bemade timely.Alliance Health requires all Network providers to either submit claims through the ACS Provider Portal orto file claims electronically via 837 file. All paper claims submitted to Alliance by Network providers will bereturned unprocessed to the provider.Questions or Concerns about EDI submissions should be sent directly to(edinotification@alliancehealthplan.org

VERIFYING YOUR AGENCY DETAILS IN THE ACSSYSTEMIt is critical to verify the details of your agency prior to submission of claims to ensure correct processing.The following instructions review tabs and tiles that are critical in your claims processing. Other tabs/tilesnot show but in the Provider Portal are for reference only.Base Provider TabFrom the main menu, choose Provider Details. Click on the number 3 to expand the view. Verify the tax ID,and the NPI number. The NPI number listed are what will be considered the “main” numbers for youragency. If you would like us to consider another number as the “main” number, please email us atprovidernetwork@alliancehealthplan.org or you may call 919-651-8500 and choose option 4 – ProviderNetwork.Site TabOn the second tab, the multiple sites for the agency are listed. For this provider, there is a site called“Billing” and a site called “Durham Service”. Your agency may have sites that contain the license name orthe street name. Click on the number 3 to expand the view. Verify the address and NPI number for each site.A site can have multiple NPI numbers. This can be considered the “main” NPI number for this site.Note: That when you click on the different sites, the header information will change according to the sitename. Here are two views.Site Mapping TabIt is important for the agency to verify the MPN and NPI number associated with each site. As you click onthe site, that site information will carry over to the Site Mapping tab.Contract TabThis is a critical tab in that it will show what services are in your contract, down to the exactprocedure code, and at what location they can be provided. To verify the procedure codes, click ona contract to expand the Contract Details. It is important that your agency verify each procedurecode to each site. Your billing will not process if you bill a service that is not linked to the right siteon this tile.If you are experience any issues related to agency information in ACS or need changes, please emailus at providernetwork@alliancehealthplan.org or you may call 919-651-8500 and choose option 4– Provider Network.5

ELECTRONIC CLAIM SUBMISSION (ECS)AGREEMENT Alliance Health requires an attestation for claims submitted through the providerportal. We have created an Electronic Claims Submission (ECS) agreement for thispurpose. All providers must sign this agreement. The original agreement will bemaintained at Alliance Health. The agreement needs to be signed only once for thefiscal year. It will be in effect for the entire fiscal year or until the provider makeschanges to addresses, contacts, etc. Additionally, the Alliance Notice of Change formmust be completed and submitted to the Contracts Department when any changeoccurs.TRADING PARTNER AGREEMENT (TPA) The Trading Partner Agreement (TPA) will be used for submission of 837s. Providerswill receive a TPA with their contract. The TPA can be used for both State andMedicaid claims. The agreement needs to be signed only once for the fiscal year. Itwill be in effect for the entire fiscal year or until the provider makes changes toaddresses, contacts, etc. Additionally, the Alliance Notice of Change form must becompleted and submitted to the Contracts Department when any change occurs.*Please note that the ECS Agreement and Trading Partner Agreement documents will besent with your contract. Please sign and return it with your contract. If you do not receive anagreement or misplace it, please obtain it from our website www.alliancehealthplan.org Wecannot release a check/payment to your agency unless we have this agreement on file.HOW TO VERIFY EDI CERTIFICATIONUnder the main menu, choose Provider Details. Click on the number 3 to expand the view. Please see the“Certified for EDI” box. If it is checked, your agency is EDI certified and we can process any 837 files thatare sent from your agency.If you have completed testing for 837s and you do not see that your EDI Certified box is checked, pleasecall 919-651-8500 and choose option 2 – IT/837 support. Any claims submitted via an 837 will not beprocessed if the EDI Certified box is not checked. Please limit your first 837 file to no more than 5 to 10claims.

ENROLLMENT/ELIGIBILITY AND CLAIMS SUBMISSIONGUIDELINES FOR FY20-21Eligibility & Enrollment Submission Consumers must be enrolled with active TP and dx, enrollment must be submitted within 14 days ofadmission date. Effective enrollment date may not be backdated further than 14 days. When requesting an enrollment for services covered only under the State Benefit Plan, a valid servicecode must be submitted in the comments section of the enrollment. When requesting an enrollment for crisis services, a valid crisis service code must be submitted in thecomments section of the enrollment.Claims Submission GuidelinesThe claim submission deadlines for Medicaid and State contracts are different. Both timelines are statedin the respective contracts and are also listed below:State or Locally Funded Services Original and/or replacement claims must be submitted within sixty (60) days of the date of service. Acorrect claim must be on file within sixty (60) days of the date of service. When a replacement claim is received, the original claim will be recouped and the replacement claim willbe processed. If the replacement claim denies when processed, the original claim payment will not bereissued. If a claim cannot be submitted by the above deadlines due to an authorization delay or ACS systemcorrection or update, the claim must be submitted within ten (10) business days of receipt ofauthorization or ACS system correction or update. Rate changes will be communicated in the provider newsletter and will be posted on our website unless itis provider-specific, which will be communicated via email directly to the provider. Questions about thepublications and the content of the newsletter can be directed to our Provider Networks department:providernetwork@alliancehealthplan.org. State claims will not be approved after the closing of the fiscal year. Timely Filing Denial reconsiderationrequests will not be accepted.7

Medicaid Services Original claims must be submitted within ninety (90) days from the date of service. Replacement claims can be submitted within ninety (90) days of the original claim submission date. Theoriginal claim will be recouped and the replacement claim will be processed. If the replacement claimdenies, the original payment will not be reissued. If a claim cannot be submitted by the above deadlines due to an authorization delay or ACS systemcorrection or update, the claim must be submitted within ten (10) business days of receipt ofauthorization or ACS system correction or update.Coordination of Benefits Effective 01/01/16, the Provider must submit a secondary claim within 180 days of the date of service tobe within the timely filing deadline. The primary EOB must be uploaded to the patient portal at time ofclaim submission. To upload the EOB within Patient Maintenance: Locate the patient, click on the row toexpand and then click on the ‘Details’ button to go into the details. On the Base Tab, there is an option for‘Clinical Docs’ which is where you will upload the EOB. Please choose the ‘Clinical Doc Type’ as ‘EOB’. Theeffective and end dates should be the dates of service included on the document not the date of theupload. Audits are completed monthly for EOB uploads, claims will be recouped if an appropriate EOB is notuploaded at time of claim submission. Documentation from the Primary Payer must be uploaded in order to add or terminate primary coveragein the ACS system and NC Tracks.Retro Medicaid Should Medicaid be activated after services are rendered, the provider must submit a claim forunmanaged services within ninety (90) days of the retroactive Medicaid being activated in NCTracks.For managed services (requiring an authorization), the provider must submit the claim within ninety(90) days of the retroactive Medicaid being activated in NCTracks OR ten (10) days from the date theauthorization is entered into ACS, whichever comes first.