July 31, 2017
New Edit– Reject Duplicate Diagnosis Codes
The following edit will be implemented for the payers listed beginning 10/1/2017
PURPOSE: An EDI front end edit for Institutional, Professional and Dental claims will be implemented to reject claims whenever a secondary diagnosis is coded the same as the principal diagnosis.
This edit is currently issued as a warning, but will become a rejection on 10/1/17.