Question

Block 14 of the CMS-1500 claim requires entry of the date the patient first experienced signs or symptoms of an illness or injury (or the date of last menstrual period for obstetric visits). Upon completion of Jean Mandel's claim, you notice that there is no documentation of that date in the record. The provider does document that her pain began five days ago. Today is May 10, YYYY. What do you enter in Block 14?

Answer 1

The date to enter in Block 14 of the CMS-1500 claim for Jean Mandel would be May 5, YYYY.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine what to enter in Block 14 of the CMS-1500 claim for Jean Mandel, we need to establish the date she first experienced signs or symptoms of her illness or injury. In this case, the provider has documented that her pain began five days ago. With today's date being May 10, YYYY, we can subtract five days to find the date Jean Mandel first experienced symptoms. Therefore, the date to enter in Block 14 would be May 5, YYYY.