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Beware Wonky W7048 Denials

Published on Fri Jul 28, 2023

A new claims system glitch may be slowing down your hospice payments. The problem: “Since the July 2023 System Release, Medicare has seen an increase in hospice claims editing for reason code (RC) W7048,” HHH Medicare Administrative Contractors Palmetto GBA and CGS both say in their Claims Payment Issues Logs. “This reason code states one or more visit revenue codes [...]
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