UB-04 Batch Printing Workflow

Before you start

Use office review rules to identify incomplete claims before they enter the batch.
Include claims with long addresses, many service lines, large amounts, and unusual code combinations when checking alignment.
Maintain a list or log of which claims were printed, when, and by whom so reprints and mailing follow-up can be reconciled.

Validate data before the print queue

Use office review rules to identify incomplete claims before they enter the batch. Printing faster does not help if staff must later sort and correct the same claims.

Test edge cases

Include claims with long addresses, many service lines, large amounts, and unusual code combinations when checking alignment.

Keep output traceable

Maintain a list or log of which claims were printed, when, and by whom so reprints and mailing follow-up can be reconciled.

UB-04 batch control

Validate claim-level context and service lines before sending records to the print queue.
Print at least one representative institutional claim and inspect fields from the top header through the lower form locators.
Record which claims were successfully printed so a paper jam or interrupted batch can be resumed without guessing.

Sources and verification

Use the CMS institutional-claim sources below for current CMS-1450/UB-04 guidance, then apply the payer’s rules for the facility claim.

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Try UB-04 software

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