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Learn This New Code For Billing Without Skilled Visits

Published on Thu Feb 18, 2016

CMS aims to minimize review. Usually home health episodes must contain a skilled visit to be billable, but there are exceptions to the rule. Starting in July, a new code will allow those exceptions to bill without unnecessary denials and review. “A new condition code 54 … is defined as ‘No skilled HH visits in billing period. Policy exception documented [...]
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