ATTENTION XANTUS PROVIDERS

BEGINNING 8/1/03, ACS EDI GATEWAY WILL CONTINUE TO ACCEPT CLAIMS FOR XANTUS, HOWEVER CLAIMS WITH DATES OF SERVICES OF 8/1/03 THROUGH 10/14/03 WILL BE REJECTED IN THE ACS CLEARINGHOUSE SYSTEM. PROVIDERS WILL NEED TO MAIL CLAIMS WITH DATES OF SERVICES 8/1/03 THROUGH 10/14/03 ON PAPER TO:

 XANTUS
@ P.O. BOX 20170
NASHVILLE, TN 37202

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT, 10/14/03 ACS WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT ELECTRONIC CLAIMS FOR XANTUS AND XANTUS CLAIMS WILL NEED TO BE MAILED ON PAPER TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT TENNCARE @ THE TENNCARE HOTLINE (615) 741-4800 OR TOLL FREE (800) 669-1851 OR VISIT THE TENNCARE WEBSITE @ www.state.tn.us/tenncare.

Xantus Healthplan of Tennessee providers can submit HCFA-1500 and UB-92 claims through ACS. There are several methods of submission available including:

• The free ACS ASAP-AP software
• System vendors, billing agents, or clearinghouses who use the National Standard Format
• The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee connection (National Standard Format - HCFA-1500 only)

Claims submission is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To find out more about the available options, please call the ACS EDI Support Unit at 1-800-987-6726. Information and free technical support is available Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., EST.