No. If you are printing the entire form, including the red “OCR” background, you must use a printer capable of printing in the exact red ink color required (Pantone PMS 230). The red ink ensures that the form can be scanned correctly by insurance companies’ optical character recognition (OCR) systems. Standard color printers may not match the required specifications perfectly, and some payers may reject the form if the red background is not precise.
Recommendation
For reliable results, most providers purchase pre-printed CMS-1500 forms and print only the required claim data onto them.