August 21, 2025
Announcement for Providers that Reassign their Benefits to CAHs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that some Method II Critical Access Hospitals may be experiencing denials with Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) reason codes 31006 and 31007 indicating that providers do not have a reassignment on file in the Provider Enrollment Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS).
Medicare Administrative Contractors will reprocess these claims within approximately two weeks and Method II CAHs do not need to take any action.
Additional information to ensure eligible health care providers accurately reassign their benefits to Method II CAHs will be issued shortly.
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