Ground Ambulance Transports Get a Lift
- By admin aapc
- In CMS
- December 15, 2008
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The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 amends the Social Security Act §1834(l)(13) and provides an increase in payment for ambulance ground transports.
Effective for claims with dates of service on or after July 1, 2008, and before Jan. 1, 2010, ambulance fee schedule amounts for covered ground ambulance transports which originate in a rural area increase by 3 percent, and covered ground ambulance transports which originate in a non-rural area increase by 2 percent.
For further details, read Transmittal 414, CR 6206 on CMS’s Web site.
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