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CPB · Question #240
When is an Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) required?
The correct answer is B. When a service is expected to be denied as not medically necessary. An ABN informs Medicare patients that they may be financially responsible if coverage is denied.
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Question
When is an Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) required?
Options
- AFor all Medicare services
- BWhen a service is expected to be denied as not medically necessary
- CAfter the service is denied
- DOnly for inpatient services
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A3% (1)
- B71% (27)
- C11% (4)
- D16% (6)
Explanation
An ABN informs Medicare patients that they may be financially responsible if coverage is denied.
Topics
#ABN#advance beneficiary notice#Medicare#medical necessity
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