Medicare Salvage Billing
Cindy Anderson
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Title:
Medicare Salvage Billing
Creator:
Cindy Anderson
Date:
11/13/2018
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For those who asked that I post the responses. There were so many but I found this one to be very helpful as it included links to the Medicare Manual and the Medicare Video.
A big thank you to Shlomo Heifetz and everyone else who responded.
Medicare Claims Manual Chapter 15 section < <URL Redacted>> 20.3 (page 11) In the narrative field (Box 19) include the reason for the salvage . i.e. death, patient refused delivery, condition changed, cannot contact patient for delivery).
<URL Redacted>
Medicare Minute < <URL Redacted>> ℠: Salvage Claims
www.cgsmedicare.com
Dr. Robert Hoover, Medical Director for CGS Administrators, Jurisdiction C DME MAC talks about billing for custom fabricated items when the beneficiary cancels the order, their condition changes, or they pass away before delivery.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cms.gov_Regulations-2Dand-2DGuidance_Guidance_Manuals_downloads_bp102c15.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=pVyaAUHOR6gxxThvjGI9X7hrz_ONYByMAadML4fTENI&m=a6qcfegysm2HtZZ6adbX9_s13hqwHlqYebcLvGJ-k_g&s=74MXlZ-cxuwndzSSSsa2ci-hp0RhXoFEbfxhWyw5TXY&e=
Medicare Benefit Policy Manual < https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cms.gov_Regulations-2Dand-2DGuidance_Guidance_Manuals_downloads_bp102c15.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=pVyaAUHOR6gxxThvjGI9X7hrz_ONYByMAadML4fTENI&m=a6qcfegysm2HtZZ6adbX9_s13hqwHlqYebcLvGJ-k_g&s=74MXlZ-cxuwndzSSSsa2ci-hp0RhXoFEbfxhWyw5TXY&e= >
www.cms.gov
Medicare Benefit Policy Manual . Chapter 15 – Covered Medical and Other Health Services . Table of Contents (Rev. 241, 02-02-18) Transmittals for Chapter 15
Cindy Anderson
749 Hope Road, Suite C
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(732) 380- 0366 Phone
(732) 380-0245 Fax
<Email Address Redacted>
A big thank you to Shlomo Heifetz and everyone else who responded.
Medicare Claims Manual Chapter 15 section < <URL Redacted>> 20.3 (page 11) In the narrative field (Box 19) include the reason for the salvage . i.e. death, patient refused delivery, condition changed, cannot contact patient for delivery).
<URL Redacted>
Medicare Minute < <URL Redacted>> ℠: Salvage Claims
www.cgsmedicare.com
Dr. Robert Hoover, Medical Director for CGS Administrators, Jurisdiction C DME MAC talks about billing for custom fabricated items when the beneficiary cancels the order, their condition changes, or they pass away before delivery.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cms.gov_Regulations-2Dand-2DGuidance_Guidance_Manuals_downloads_bp102c15.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=pVyaAUHOR6gxxThvjGI9X7hrz_ONYByMAadML4fTENI&m=a6qcfegysm2HtZZ6adbX9_s13hqwHlqYebcLvGJ-k_g&s=74MXlZ-cxuwndzSSSsa2ci-hp0RhXoFEbfxhWyw5TXY&e=
Medicare Benefit Policy Manual < https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cms.gov_Regulations-2Dand-2DGuidance_Guidance_Manuals_downloads_bp102c15.pdf&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=pVyaAUHOR6gxxThvjGI9X7hrz_ONYByMAadML4fTENI&m=a6qcfegysm2HtZZ6adbX9_s13hqwHlqYebcLvGJ-k_g&s=74MXlZ-cxuwndzSSSsa2ci-hp0RhXoFEbfxhWyw5TXY&e= >
www.cms.gov
Medicare Benefit Policy Manual . Chapter 15 – Covered Medical and Other Health Services . Table of Contents (Rev. 241, 02-02-18) Transmittals for Chapter 15
Cindy Anderson
749 Hope Road, Suite C
Eatontown, NJ 07724
(732) 380- 0366 Phone
(732) 380-0245 Fax
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Cindy Anderson, “Medicare Salvage Billing,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/209233.
