Checking Reports

40.3 - Checking Reports (Rev. 6, 08-30-02) A3-3895.3 Before transmitting the report, the intermediary checks for completeness and arithmetical accuracy. The line item edits apply to all columns. It uses the following checklist: • Line 1 plus line 2 = line 3; • Line 5 plus line 6 = line 4; • Line 3 plus line 6 plus line 7 plus line 8 = line 9; • Line 9 minus line 10 minus line 11 = line 16; • Sum of lines 12 through 15 = line 11; • Column b plus column c = column a; • Sum of all PRO pages = Total pages; • Total page line 11 = line 17, column (i) of CMS-1566; and • Line 1 of current month's report must equal line 16 of previous month's report.