tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 42

PART B ~ You Can Obtain A DME Billing Number To Bill For Oral Medications

Don't throw away money for anti-emetic, immunosuppressive drugs. If you're confused about whether you can bill Medicare Part B for oral medications, we have the answer.Medicare will actually cover a handful of oral medications, but there aren't many, says Suzan Hvizdash, physician educator for the University of Pittsburgh Physicians Department of Surgery and AAPC National Advisory Board Member.Medicare will cover immunosuppressive drugs, anti-emetic drugs for chemotherapy patients and oral chemotherapy medications that have the same active ingredients as infusion chemotherapy, Hvizdash says. Most oncology billers may be aware that they could bill for oral medications, but they...

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