Completing the Advance Beneficiary Notice for Home Health Agency Demand Claims

Completing the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage for Home Health Agency Demand Claims The purpose of the ABN is to appropriately notify a Medicare beneficiary of services that the HHA believes Medicare will not cover. In order for the [...]

Hospice Billing Codes Chart

Hospice Billing Codes Chart Table of Contents Hospice Billing Codes Chart Condition Codes (CC) (UB-04 FL 18-28) Occurrence Codes (OC) and Dates (UB-04 FLs 31-34) Occurrence Span Code and Date (UB-04 FLs 35-36) Value Codes (VCs) and CBSA [...]

Hospice Room and Board Denials

Hospice Room and Board Denials Medicare does not pay the room and board fees for hospice beneficiaries that reside in a SNF or a nursing facility (NF), as these charges are statutorily excluded from Medicare coverage. However, these charges [...]

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Hospice Site of Service Codes

Hospice Site of Service Codes Table of Contents Hospice Site of Service Codes HCPCS Codes Site of Service Location Notes Edits Related Content [Return to Top] Hospice Site of Service Codes Hospice agencies must report an HCPCS [...]

Reporting Hospice Discharges, Revocations and Transfers

Reporting Hospice Discharges, Revocations and Transfers Medicare regulations at 42 CFR 418.26 outline three reasons for discharge from hospice care: The beneficiary moves out of the hospice’s service area or transfers to another [...]

A/B and DME Collaborative YouTube Video

A/B and DME Collaborative YouTube Video The A/B DME MACs are offering a YouTube video on General Documentation Requirements. This video provides guidance to assist providers and suppliers with a better understanding of the requirements for [...]

Medicare Part B 2024 Spring/Summer Virtual Conference: Mastering Medicare-Tuesday Tutorials for Part B Providers-Beginning June 4th!

Medicare Part B 2024 Spring/Summer Virtual Conference: Mastering Medicare-Tuesday Tutorials for Part B Providers-Beginning June 4th! Seats are filling up quickly for our 2024 Spring/Summer Virtual Conference: Mastering Medicare- Tuesday [...]

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Attention All Providers, Billing Services and Clearinghouses Who Submit and Receive NGS EDI Transactions

Attention All Providers, Billing Services and Clearinghouses Who Submit and Receive NGS EDI Transactions As a reminder, when submitting the EDI Enrollment Application to National Government Services, only one form should be completed for any [...]