DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 3 (March)

CMS clarifies ASC billing for SNF patients in covered Part A stays

CMS is taking pains to ensure you won't be paid by Medicare Part B for ambulatory surgery center (ASC) facility costs when treating skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients in the ASC setting. Whenever SNF patients receive ASC services during SNF stays covered by Part A, the ASC cannot bill Part B separately for facility costs, CMS says in Transmittal 1911 to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual.

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