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Documentation Success           How to Submit a Reimbursement Request                     Use technology to
    Make sure your documentation is accepted                                                  your advantage.
    everytime. IRS guidelines require these five   If you used personal funds – a personal credit card, cash or check – to pay for an
    pieces ofinformation on all documentation.  eligible expense, you’ll have to submit a request to be reimbursed. Here’s how.
      1. Name of the patient (you, your spouse
       or dependent)                                                                          Save yourself time by downloading myCYC, our
      2. Date the service was provided                                                        secure mobile app. Use it to:
      3. Name of the service provider
      4. Description of service    Step 1                         Step 4                      9     View account balances and payments
      5. Amount/cost of item or service provided                                              9     Request a payment
                                   Getting Started                Submit Your Documentation   9     Receive important account alerts
                                   Log into your account online or using the   Follow the on-screen prompts to submit   9     Take a photo of your receipt and upload it
                                   mobile app.                    your documentation. If you are on your   directly to the system
                                                                  phone, you can take a picture and upload
     HOT TIP                                                                                  9     View FAQs or tap to call Customer Service
                                   Step 2                         it directly. If on your computer, you can
     An Explanation of Benefits (EOB) provided by                 browse and select your image to upload.
     your insurance carrier usually contains all the   Enter the Required Information         Are you an advanced user? Sign up for Mobile
     required information.         Select “Make a Payment” and follow the                     Alerts in your online account for text messaging.
                                   on-screen prompts to fill in the requested   You also have the option to fax your docu-
                                   information.                       mentation when online, though this method
                                                                      takes longer to receive reimbursement. Fax
                                   Step 3                             the form, along with your documentation, to
    “The mobile app is very user                                      the number on the form. Continue through
    friendly and makes it easy     Check Your Documentation           the on-screen prompts to finalize you request.
    to track claims and upload     Be sure your documentation contains these
                                   five pieces of information:        Each fax cover form has a unique barcode at
    necessary documentation.”                                         the top; be sure to use the fax cover form for
                                     1. Patient name
                                                                      this claim. If you have more than one claim,
                                     2. Date of service               send each claim as a separate fax.
    – CYC participant                3. Doctor’s name
                                     4. Description of the service
                                                                  You’re done! If we have all the information
                                     5. Amount charged
                                                                  we need, we’ll process the claim
                                                                   *Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) will not require
                                                                   documentation, but you should always retain your
                                                                   documentation in case it is needed at tax time.
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