Appeals

Home Provider Part B Medicare Areas Appeals

Reopening Phone Number

IL MI MN WI
(877) 867-3418
8:00am to 4:00pm
CST M-F
(877) 674-5416
8:00am to 4:00pm
EST M-F
(866) 380-4744
8:00am to 4:00pm
CST M-F
(877) 674-5354
8:00am to 4:00pm
CST M-F

Redetermination Requests

IL MI MN WI
WPS Medicare Part B
Appeals
P.O. Box 4433
Marion, IL 62959 - 0924
WPS Medicare Part B
Appeals
P.O. Box 5533
Marion, IL 62959 - 0965
WPS Medicare Part B
Appeals
8120 Penn Ave. S.,
Suite 200
Bloomington, MN 55431 - 1326
WPS Medicare Part B
Appeals
P.O. Box 1268
Madison, WI 53701 - 1268

Appeals Information

Medicare allows beneficiaries, providers, and suppliers the right to appeal Medicare coverage and payment decisions. There are five levels of an Appeal.

  1. Redetermination by a Medicare carrier, fiscal intermediary (FI), or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).
  2. Reconsideration by a Qualified Independent Contractor (QIC)
  3. Hearing by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) in the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals
  4. Review by the Medicare Appeals Council
  5. Judicial Review in Federal District Court

To learn more about the appeals process, please select from the links in the left-hand navigation bar.

News & Highlights

new doc indicatorSubmitting Appeals on C-SNAP
New…Improved…. Streamlined… WPS Medicare (Part B) Appeals Redetermination Form (02/04/09)
Unprocessable Claim Rejections Do Not Have Appeal Rightsadobe portable format

Important Links

CMS Appeals Homepage external link
CMS Appeals Tri-Fold Brochure adobe portable format

Forms

 

 

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