Verify the recipient's gender. Resubmit the corrected claim if necessary. For compound pharmacy claims verify ingredient product ID for indicated occurrence.
Verify the recipient ID number billed and resubmit the corrected claim. If necessary submit an eligibility verification transaction to determine if the recipient is eligible on the date of service.
Verify the recipient ID and-or date of service. The recipient has exceeded the prescription limit for the calendar month. The claim requires an approved TAR. For compound pharmacy claims verify ingredient product ID for indicated occurrence. The six prescription per month limit applies to compound claims electronically billed. When the denial code is 009 the ingredient is not payable even with a TAR. You may use a “Y” in the Process for Approved Ingredients indicator to indicate acceptance of a payment of zero for ingredients with this error when the denial code is 009.
Verify the provider number date of service and-or drug code. Resubmit the corrected claim if necessary. If you receive the denial again your provider number may not be listed correctly on the Provider Master File.
Verify the information entered. Resubmit corrected claim if necessary. Otherwise submit a Computer Media Claims (CMC) for non-compounds or hard copy claim. For compound pharmacy claims verify ingredient product ID and ingredient product ID qualifier for indicated occurrence. If the ingredient product ID is not an NDC it must be billed on hard copy claim 30-4. Medi-Cal will not pay for medical supplies used to prepare a compound when submitted on the compound claim either electronically or on paper. You may use a “Y” in the Process for Approved Ingredients indicator to indicate acceptance of a payment of zero for ingredients with this error.
Verify the date of birth and resubmit the corrected claim. If billing for a newborn with the mother’s ID you may need to hard copy bill the claim. For compound pharmacy claims verify ingredient product ID for indicated occurrence.