Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 4 § 20.3
Line Item Dates of Service
20.3 - Line Item Dates of Service
(Rev. 1, 10-03-03)
Where HCPCS is required a line item date of service is also required. (FL 45 on Form
CMS-1450).
The A/B MAC (A) will return claims to hospitals where a line item date of service is not
entered for each HCPCS code reported or if the line item dates of service reported are
outside of the statement-covers period.