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Posting Date: 06/01/2018

Avoiding Reason Code 38200

Avoiding Reason Code 38200 Claims are rejected with reason code 38200 when the FISS finds a previously submitted billing transaction that is a duplicate of the recently submitted billing transaction where all of the following fields on the [...]

Posting Date: 05/19/2022

Billing the Home Health Period of Care Claim - PDGM

Billing the Home Health Period of Care Claim – PDGM Table of Contents Billing the Home Health Period of Care Claim – PDGM Claim Page 1: Claim Page 2: Claim Page 3 Claim Page 4 Claim Page 5 Related Resources [Return to Top] [...]

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 [...]

Posting Date: 02/04/2022

Notice of Admission Questions and Answers

Notice of Admission Questions and Answers Medicare requires HHAs to submit a one-time NOA instead of RAPs for new admissions starting on or after 1/1/2022. HHAs shall no longer submit RAPs, TOB 0322 for any HH periods of care with a “From” [...]

Posting Date: 01/13/2022

Billing the Home Health Notice of Admission Electronically

Billing the Home Health Notice of Admission Electronically Table of Contents Billing the Home Health Notice of Admission Electronically NOA Claim Page 1 NOA Claim Page 2 NOA Claim Page 3 NOA Claim Page 4 NOA Claim Page 5 Notes [...]

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 [...]

Posting Date: 12/30/2022

Telehealth Home Health Services: New G-Codes

Telehealth Home Health Services: New G-Codes 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. Effective 1/1/2023, HHAs may begin voluntarily [...]

Posting Date: 07/24/2017

Home Health Therapy Billing

Home Health Therapy Billing Table of Contents Home Health Therapy Billing 32X TOB: Billing Therapy Under a Home Health Plan of Care Discipline Revenue Codes (UB-04 FLs 42-43) Discipline HCPCS Codes (UB-04 FL 44) Service Units [...]

Posting Date: 02/03/2023

Overlapping Claim Tips for Resolution

Overlapping Claim Tips for Resolution Table of Contents Overlapping Claim Tips for Resolution Type of Bills Impacted Inpatient Hospital Overlap Tips Hospital Discharge Coding Hospital Overlapping with Home Health Care Hospital [...]

Posting Date: 05/20/2024

Medicare Beneficiary Identifier

The MBI is the patient identification number assigned to Medicare beneficiaries. Claims submitted to Medicare contractors must contain the MBI. In 2020, CMS removed the SSN based identifier from the Medicare card to protect beneficiaries and [...]

Posting Date: 05/20/2024

Exceptions

The official transition period for the new Medicare Number has ended. The MBI should be used for all of your transactions and inquires. CMS will continue to accept the HICN on the following data exchanges after 1/1/2020. These are the only [...]

Posting Date: 04/04/2017

Medicare Hospice Quick Reference Sheet

Medicare Hospice Quick Reference Sheet The codes listed below are only those most frequently applicable to hospice claims. For a complete list of codes, see the NUBC manual. The NUBC maintains the UB-04 data element specifications and revenue [...]

Posting Date: 05/18/2021

Professional Services During a Patient Hospice Election

Professional Services During a Patient Hospice Election Table of Contents Article Overview Hospice Election Medicare Payment During Hospice Election Determining the Correct Entity to Bill Separately Payable Part B Services [...]

Posting Date: 04/19/2018

Hospice Change of Ownership

Hospice Change of Ownership Table of Contents Hospice Change of Ownership What is Not a CHOW The Provider Enrollment Process Purchase Agreement Merger/Acquisition [Return to Top] Hospice Change of Ownership CHOW is defined [...]

Posting Date: 05/02/2018

Filing an Electronic Notice of Cancelation (Type of Bill 8XD)

Filing an Electronic Notice of Cancelation (Type of Bill 8XD) Table of Contents Filing an Electronic Notice of Cancelation (Type of Bill 8XD) Steps to Cancel a NOE Steps to Cancel a Benefit Period Submitting the 8XD Related Content [...]

Posting Date: 11/09/2015

Avoiding Reason Code 7C625: Appropriate Use of Remarks on Final Hospice Claims

Avoiding Reason Code 7C625: Appropriate Use of Remarks on Final Hospice Claims Once a hospice chooses to admit a Medicare beneficiary, it may not automatically or routinely discharge the beneficiary at its discretion, even if the care promises [...]

Posting Date: 05/14/2018

Canceling a Hospice Notice of Election

Canceling a Hospice Notice of Election When a patient elects hospice, the hospice submits a NOE to the MAC to notify the MAC and all other providers that the patient is now utilizing the Medicare hospice benefit for all services related to the [...]

Posting Date: 05/14/2018

Appropriate Use of Occurrence Code 27 and Occurrence Span Code 77

Appropriate Use of Occurrence Code 27 and Occurrence Span Code 77 Table of Contents Appropriate Use of Occurrence Code 27 and Occurrence Span Code 77 Example of the Proper Use of OC 27 Example of the Proper Use of OC 27 with OSC 77 [...]

Posting Date: 09/23/2015

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 [...]

Posting Date: 12/21/2017

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 [...]