- Medical Review
- Medical Review Focus Areas
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Home Health PDGM Bills
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits for Hospice Length of Stay > 730 Days
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Psychotherapy, 60 Minutes with Patient – CPT 90837
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Ambulance Transport and Mileage When Billed With Modifiers RJ, JR, RG, GR, NJ, JN, NG, GN
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Home Health Value Code 17 Bills
- Announcing Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Services for J6 A Regions: IL, WI, and MN
- Service Specific Post-Payment Medical Review Notice Home Health PDGM (Edit 5AAGP)
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Botulinum Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 Unit – CPT J0585
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Floweramnioflo, 0.1 CC – CPT Q4177
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Grafix Prime (CPT Q4133)
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Nonemergency Ambulance Transport and Mileage
- Service Specific Post Payment Review - Hospice GIP Services Over 7 Days (5ANLP) for JK A Regions: NY/CT, MA, ME, NH/VT and RI
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Home Health Homebound Criteria (Edit 5AAHP)
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Fluoroscopic Guidance for Needle Placement - CPT 77002
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Computed Tomography, Abdomen and Pelvis with Contrast Material(s) - CPT 74177
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Darbepoetin Alfa Injection, 1 microgram (Non-ESRD Use)
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Therapeutic Procedure, 1 or More Areas, Each 15 Minutes; Aquatic Therapy With Therapeutic Exercise – CPT 97113
- Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Hospice Services with Length of Stay > 730 Days
- Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Home Health Value Code 17 Bills
- Review Results For Service Specific Postpayment Review of Psychotherapy, 60 Minutes With Patient
- Service Specific Post-Payment Medical Review Notice Hospice with Length of Stay over 730 Days (Edit 5ANKP)
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Hospice GIP Care, DOS 3/1/2020 and After
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Home Health LUPA Claims
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Debridement, Subcutaneous Tissue (Includes Epidermis and Dermis, If Performed); First 20 Square Centimeters or Less– CPT 11042
- Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Tangential Biopsy of Skin-Single Lesion CPT 11102 with Destruction-Premalignant Lesion-First Lesion CPT 17000
- Service Specific Post Payment Review Summary Results – Home Health PDGM Bills (Edit 5AAGP)
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Artacent Wound, per Square Centimeter - CPT Q4169
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Q4133 - Grafix Prime
- Announcing Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Group Psychotherapy Services for J6 A Regions: IL, WI and MN
- Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Hospice Services with GIP > 7 Days
- Service-Specific Postpayment Medical Review Summary Results of Home Health PDGM Bills
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Hyaluronan or Derivative - CPT J7326
- Review Results for Service Specific Post Payment Review of Hyaluronan or Derivative – CPT J7327
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Fluoroscopic Guidance for Needle Placement
- J6_B_Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of J0585 – Botulinum Injection, Onabotulinumtoxina
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Computed Tomography, Abdomen And Pelvis; With Contrast Material(s)
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Therapeutic Procedure, 1 or More Areas, Each 15 Minutes; Aquatic Therapy with Therapeutic Exercise - CPT 97113
- Review Results for Service Specific Post Payment Review of Floweramnioflo
- Review Results for Service Specific Postpayment Review of Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion CPT 11102 with Destruction, Premalignant Lesion; First Lesion CPT 17000
- Review Results for Service Specific Post-Payment Review of Darbepoetin Alfa Injection (Non-ESRD Use)
- Service Specific Post-Payment Review Summary Results – Home Health Homebound Criteria (Edit 5AAHP)
- Service Specific Post-Payment Review Summary Results – Hospice GIP Services Greater than 7 Days (Edit 5ANLP)
- Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Hospice Services with General Inpatient Care, Date of Service 3/1/2020 and After
- Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Home Health Low Utilization Payment Adjustment Claims
- Announcing Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Individual Psychotherapy Services for J6 A Regions: IL, WI and MN
- Review Results for Service Specific Post Payment Review of Debridement, Subcutaneous Tissue (Includes Epidermis and Dermis, if Performed); First 20 Square Centimeters or Less – CPT 11042
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Artacent Wound, Per Square Centimeter - CPT Q4169
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits of Hospice GIP Care
- Service Specific Post Payment Review of Hyaluronan or Derivative - HCPCS J7326, J7327
- Skilled Nursing Facility Education Center
Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Home Health Value Code 17 Bills
Table of Contents
- Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Home Health Value Code 17 Bills
- Findings
- Top Denials
- Related Content
Service Specific Post Payment Medical Review Summary Results of Home Health Value Code 17 Bills
On 11/1/2020, National Government Services Part A MR Department initiated a service specific post-payment review of randomly selected claims billed for the following services mentioned in J6 for Home Health providers in the states of New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon and Washington.
- Edit Reason Code: 5WVCP/5CVCP
- Bill Type: 329
- Service Description: Value code 17 present
The results of this review provide a summary of claims with dates of service of 1/1/2019 through 2/29/2020.
Note: Results are for post-payment medical record determinations only and do not include appeal results for overturns and decision reversals. Claims Error rate includes claims denied 56900 and not reviewed.
Findings
| Error Rate Types | Error Rate Calculations |
|---|---|
| Number of ADRs Sent | 1000 |
| Number of Claims Reviewed | 846 |
| Number of Claims Denied | 666 |
| Claims Denial/Error Rate (CER) | 66.6% |
| Charges/Payment Error Rate (PER) | 64.73% |
Top Denials
- Reason Code 56900: No response from medical record request
- 154 claims denied
- Reason code 56900 will occur when providers do not respond to an ADR. This reason code can and should be prevented. When providers receive an ADR, respond according to the date listed in the ADR. Providers should start gathering the documentation requested immediately. This will ensure that there is adequate time to gather all of the requested supporting documentation that so that the timeframe for submitting the information can be met. Depending on the information requested, providers may have to go outside of their facilities to get the supporting documentation and this may require time to receive from that entity.
- Reason Code 55HTP: Certification Missing/Incomplete/Invalid
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- 145 claims denied
- For example, the required initial certification wasn’t included in the documentation, missing the face to face, or the initial certification did not have one physician attest to five elements.
- Reason Code 55H3V: Skilled Nursing Services Not Medically Necessary
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- 53 claims denied
- Example: Nursing visits provided for general assessment, medication prefill only, non-skilled wound care or aide supervision only
- Reason Code 55H3R: Requirements not met for Daily Care:
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- 51 claims denied
- For example, no finite and predictable endpoint to daily care identified. The physician should document the need for daily care and determine when daily care is realistically expected to end.
Related Content
- CMS IOM Publication 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 7, Home Health Services
- CMS IOM Publication 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 10, Home Health Billing
- YouTube Video: Medicare Signature Requirements by National Government Services
- Service Specific Post-Payment Audits For Home Health Value Code 17 Bills
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