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Posting Date: 12/30/2022
Telehealth Home Health Services
Telehealth Home Health Services Prior to 1/1/2023, data on telecommunications technology used during a 30-day period of care at the patient level was not collected on HH claims. On 7/1/2023 reporting telecommunications G codes became [...]
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Posting Date: 07/21/2022
Late Notice of Admission - The Exception Process
Late Notice of Admission - The Exception Process Table of Contents Timeliness of the NOA and the Penalty Requirements for Submission of the NOA Exception Process Canceling a Timely NOA to Correct an Error Reasons Not to Cancel an NOA [...]
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Posting Date: 05/19/2022
Home Health Demand Billing
Home Health Demand Billing Table of Contents Background What is a Demand Bill? Requirements for Submission How to Submit a Demand Bil Claim Page 1: Claim Page 2: Covered and Noncovered Charges Claim Page 2: All Noncovered Charges [...]
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Posting Date: 12/05/2017
Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Services Under Home Health
Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Services Under Home Health Effective for services furnished on or after 1/1/2017, Medicare will make separate payment to HHAs for dNPWT services for patients under the home health benefit. NPWT [...]
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Posting Date: 05/09/2022
Home Health Agency Transfer and Dispute Protocol
Home Health Agency Transfer and Dispute Protocol Specific protocol and steps must be followed prior to opening an admission period for a new patient. Step One: Verify the patient’s eligibility You must ensure the patient is not [...]
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Posting Date: 12/20/2016
Reporting Site of Service Codes for Home Health Care
Reporting Site of Service Codes for Home Health Care HH PPS claim payments are based on the site of the beneficiary’s care. In order for Medicare to accurately capture where home health services are provided, HHAs are required to report the [...]
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Posting Date: 04/11/2017
Billing G-Codes for Therapy and Skilled Nursing Services
Billing G-Codes for Therapy and Skilled Nursing Services Table of Contents Billing G-Codes for Therapy and Skilled Nursing Services What You Need to Know to Bill Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Language Pathology [...]
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Posting Date: 05/08/2023
Home Health Billing When a New MBI is Assigned
Home Health Billing When a New MBI is Assigned A patient’s MBI number is required on all home health billing submitted to Medicare. CMS will issue a new MBI when an original MBI may have been, or has been compromised. There are times a home [...]
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