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Choose New G Codes Correctly

Published on Fri Jan 28, 2011

Tip: Remember to use only one G code per visit. You'll need to keep your billing precise when it comes to new G codes for episodes that span Jan. 1. Background: In the new year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services started requiring eight new billing codes in addition to the existing six codes for home health agency services (for a list of the codes and tips on how to use them, see Eli's HCW, Vol. XIX, No. 44-45, p. 346). Those include new nursing codes for RN management and evaluation of the plan of care (G0162), LPN or RN observation and assessment (G0163), and LPN or RN training and education (G0164). HHAs must be using new and expanded G codes for 2011 visits, CMS's Lori Anderson reminded HHAs in the Jan. 19 Open Door Forum for home care providers. "The January 1, 2011, effective date means that these [...]
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