AHCCCS Claims Clues

Claims Clues is a newsletter produced periodically by the AHCCCS Claims Department for Fee-For-Service (FFS) providers. It provides information about the following:

  • Changes to the program
  • System changes and updates
  • Billing policies and requirements

Additional information can be found in the Encounter Keys newsletter.

Note: Information provided in PDF files.

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2010 Editions

August 2010 [44KB]

  • Important Information About Adult Recipient Benefit Changes
  • AHCCCS Administration Offices to Close for Furlough Days
  • AHCCCS FFS Develops New Process for Re-Reviews
  • Proper Use of Non-Emergency Transportation
  • Home Modifications
  • Perm - Did You Know?
  • Claims Tips and Reminders
  • "Doc Talk"

July 2010 [180KB]

  • Important Information About Adult Recipient Benefit Changes
  • PERM - What's Next?
  • Reminder Alert!
  • Benefits of Using 275 Electronic Attachments
  • "Doc Talk"
  • Fee-For-Service Prior Authorization Medical Documentation Form
  • Fee-For-Service Authorization Request Form
  • Prior Authorization Correction Form

June 2010 [87KB]

  • Important Information About Adult Recipient Benefit Changes
  • Dental Benefit Changes - Date Correction
  • 2010 OMB Rates Announced
  • AHCCCS Administration Offices to Close for Furlough Days
  • Important Information About State Fiscal Year 10 FFS Claims Payments
  • Important Information About FQHC Quarterly Supplemental Payments
  • Report Third Party Liability (TPL)
  • New Prior Authorization Requirements
  • Random Audits
  • Claims Tips
  • Payment Error Rate Measurement
  • "Doc Talk"
  • Fee-For-Service Prior Authorization Medical Documentation Form

May 2010 [82KB]

  • Important Information About State Fiscal Year 10 FFS Claims Payments
  • Important Information About FQHC Quarterly Supplemental Payments
  • FFS Provider Training Scheduled
  • AHCCCS Online Member Enrollment Verification System Information
  • AHCCCS Medical Policy Updates
  • Changes Made to AHCCCS On-line Claims Submission Manual
  • Providers Find Using Electronic Attachments Useful
  • What is PERM?
  • AHCCCS FFS Develops New Policy for Re-Reviews
  • Checking Status of Claim, Prior Authorization, or Member?
  • Claims Tips & Reminders
  • How to Handle Claim Overpayments
  • Random Audits
  • "Doc Talk"

April 2010 [199KB]

  • Important Information About State Fiscal Year 10 FFS Claims Payments
  • Important Information About FQHC Quarterly Supplemental Payments
  • AHCCCS Benefit Changes
  • AHCCCS Provider Participation to be Terminated for Inactivity
  • PERM Update
  • Returning Funds to AHCCCS?
  • Immunotherapy to Require Prior Authorization
  • New Prior Authorization Forms
  • Claims Tips & Reminders
  • "Doc Talk"
  • Prior Authorization Correction Form
  • Fee-For-Service Authorization Request Form
  • Fee-For-Service Authorization Medical Documentation Form

March 2010 [132KB]

  • Photo ID's For AHCCCS Members
  • Electronic Claims Containing PWK Segments
  • Perm Audit Update
  • Help Avoid Prior Authorization Disputes
  • Returning Funds to AHCCCS?
  • Prior Authorization Web Portal Ready for Use
  • AHCCCS Email LISTSERV for Providers
  • "Doc Talk"
  • Immunotherapy to Require Prior Authorization
  • New Prior Authorization Forms
  • Important AHCCCS Contact Information
  • Prior Authorization Correction Form
  • Fee-For-Service Authorization Request Form
  • Fee-For-Service Authorization Medical Documentation Form

February 2010 [58KB]

  • CCR Forms No Longer Accepted
  • Eligibility & Enrollment Changes for Web Verifications Effective February 1, 2010
  • AHCCCS FFS On-line Claims Submission Manual
  • PERM Audits - Where Do You Stand?
  • Billing Guidelines for Arizona Department of Corrections
  • Hysterectomy vs. Sterilization
  • Prior Authorization Web Portal Ready for Use
  • Returning Funds to AHCCCS?
  • Encounter Submissions for H1N1 and Seasonal Flu Given on the Same Day
  • "Doc Talk"

January 2010 - Supplemental [20KB]

  • CMS Changes to Consultation Codes for Medicare Beneficiaries

January 2010 - Amendment [20KB]

  • Prior Authorization Web Portal Ready for Use
  • AHCCCS Medical Policy Manual (AMPM) Updates
  • Be Prepared for (PERM) 2011
  • "Doc Talk"