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Wiki Place of Service-What POS service

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Partha

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What POS service should be used for a consutlation performed in a skilled nursing faciilty. Medicare denied invalid POS for a consultation 99241 billed for POS 8 (SNF).
 
rebeccawoodward said:
I believe it's your CPT code. Per Medicare....In the nursing facility setting, the consulting physician or qualified NPP shall use the appropriate Initial Inpatient Consultation codes (99251 – 99255) for the initial consultation service.

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf

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CPT also states to report 99251-99255 for Nursing Facilities
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Great thanks as always your responses are spot-on backed by documentation.
 
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