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Medicare Advantage is offered by commercial insurance carriers, who receive compensation from the federal government, to provide all Part A and B benefits to enrollees. Therefore, an ABN is used for services rendered to Original Medicare FFS (Part A and Part B) enrollees.

Every ABN requires specific information, including: Your full name. The name, address, and phone number of the provider issuing the ABN. The name of the service or item that might not be covered.

The ABN, or Advance Beneficiary Notice, is a form that is intended for only for Medicare beneficiaries – not Medicare advantage plans or Medicare part C, just true Medicare. Medicare will only pay for a service if they can see that the patient has made progress through treatment.

The Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (ABN), Form (CMS-R-131) helps Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries make informed decisions about items and services Medicare usually covers but may not cover in specific situations.

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This notice is called an “Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage,” or ABN. The ABN lists the items or services that your doctor or health care provider expects Medicare will not pay for, along with an estimate of the costs for the items and services and the reasons why Medicare may not pay.

The ABN consists of 5 sections and 10 blanks, which must appear in the following order from top to bottom. The letters refer to the corresponding blanks in the ABN form that you or the beneficiary must complete. The letters are for guidance purposes and should be removed from the ABN prior to issuance.

If the healthcare provider believes that Medicare will not pay for some or all of the items or services, an ABN should be given to the patient. Examples of services that require an ABN include a visual field exam for an ophthalmologist, a pelvic exam for a primary care provider, or an echocardiogram.