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Does anyone know the number of service units that should be used with a HIPPS code for UHC? I cannot get a strait answer from UHC.
 
Not sure specifically about United Healthcare, but I have to following information regarding billing with HIPPS codes.

HIPPS Revenue Codes
SPARCS Appendix I- Revnue Codes (ny.gov)

Understanding HIPPS
HIPPS Codes | CMS

Coding HIPPS
Definition and Uses of Health Insurance Prospective Payment System Codes (cms.gov)

Overview of HIPPS (Health Insurance Prospective Payment System)​

Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) rate codes represent specific sets of patient characteristics (or case-mix groups) health insurers use to make payment determinations under several prospective payment systems. Case-mix groups are developed based on research into utilization patterns among various provider types. For the payment systems that use HIPPS codes, clinical assessment data is the basic input. A standard patient assessment instrument is interpreted by case-mix grouping software algorithms, which assign the case mix group. For payment purposes, at least one HIPPS code is defined to represent each case-mix group. These HIPPS codes are reported on claims to insurers.

Institutional providers use HIPPS codes on claims in association with special revenue codes. One revenue code is defined for each prospective payment system that requires HIPPS codes. HIPPS codes are placed in data element SV202 on the electronic 837 institutional claims transaction, using an HP qualifier, or in Form Locator (FL) 44 ("HCPCS/rate") on a paper UB-04 claims form. The associated revenue code is placed in data element SV201 or in FL 42. In certain circumstances, multiple HIPPS codes may appear on separate lines of a single claim.

source https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medica...pMedicareFeeSvcPmtGen/Downloads/hippsuses.pdf, accessed April 22, 2021.

Additional Guidance Regarding Submission of Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) Codes to Encounter Data System

Additional HPMS guidance Encounter Data HIPPS.PDF (hhs.gov)
 

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