Thank you for your input. These are the guidelines that your fiscal intermediary will be utilizing when reviewing your claim. The forms' design promotes national consistency in reporting and reducing unnecessary requests for additional medical records. However, some providers have made significant investments in the use of these forms. Providers complete the Form HCFA-700 only for initial bills.
Intermediaries use the forms as a source of supporting medical information.
Intermediaries base payment and denial decisions on information contained in these forms. However, if you do this, then it is vital that the plan of treatment is attached to the Form HCFA-700. Otherwise, you may risk denial based on the absence of this very relevant information. On 701s, Medicare requires information on the patient's response to treatment as well as identification of remaining deficits and reasons for services to be continued. It would not be prudent to just attach another evaluation, as this would not contain all of the relevant information.