Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Claims With Overlapping Dates Cause Confusion

If you’re running into U5181 claims returns and can’t figure out why, you may want to look at correct date usage. “Hospices must report occurrence code (OC) 27 and the date on all notices of election (NOEs) and initial claims following a hospice election and on all subsequent claims when the claim’s dates of service overlap the first day of [...]
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