In this webinar, critical access hospitals (CAHs) will learn how to properly prepare inpatient claims for submission to Medicare. We will review Medicare inpatient hospital benefit days, the Medicare benefit period, the applicable fields of the claim form (CMS-1450/UB-04) for reporting inpatient services and any billing policies specific to inpatient CAH services.

While the Medicare Program generally excludes routine foot care services from coverage, there are specific indications or exceptions under which there are program benefits. Medicare payment may be made for routine foot care when the patient has a systemic disease, such as metabolic, neurologic, or peripheral vascular disease, of sufficient severity that performance of such services by a nonprofessional person would put the patient at risk. During this webinar, we will review the Local Coverage Determination policy for Routine Foot Care and Debridement of Nails (L33636) and the Related Local Coverage Article (A57759).

During this webinar, we’ll provide a brief overview of an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) provider, an understanding of submitting the CMS-855A or CMS-855B paper application and how to complete the provider enrollment Internet-based Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) to initially enroll with Medicare as an OTP.