Revised Claims Time: Common Electronic Data Interchange Outage for January 2010 Quarterly Release Implementation Scheduled for Thursday, December 31, 2009

In observance of the New Year, the National Government Services office will be closed on Friday, January 1, 2010.

The Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) Help Desk will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 9:00 am ET for normal business hours.

The CEDI Gateway will be open for trading partners to exchange transactions on Friday, January 1, 2010.

Durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractor (DME MAC) reports and electronic remittance advices produced with the DME MACs December 31, 2009 cycle will be delivered to the trading partner's CEDI mailbox Monday, January 4, 2010.

All DME MAC Jurisdictions will observe Friday, January 1, 2010 as a holiday.

Claims received after 3:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 31, 2009 through 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, January 4, 2010 will be delivered to the DME MAC Jurisdictions on Monday, January 4, 2010 with a receipt date of Monday, January 4, 2010. DME MAC reports for these claims will be available for download on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

Electronic Remittance Advices produced Monday night will be available Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

Please contact the CEDI Help Desk regarding any questions at ngs.cedihelpdesk@wellpoint.com or at 866-311-9184.

Post Date 12/30/09