Hospital billing setup

Hospitals This page provides basic information about being certified as a Medicare and/or Medicaid hospital provider and includes links to applicable laws, regulations, and compliance information. A hospital is an institution primarily engaged in providing, by or under the supervision of physicians, inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services or rehabilitation services. Critical access hospitals are certified ... Read More

Coding Guidelines: Modifiers (Index) and detail about Anesthesia Modifiers

Modifiers indicate a service or procedure that has been performed has been altered by some specific circumstance but not changed in its definition or code. When selecting the appropriate modifier to be reported with your claim, please ensure that the modifier is valid for the date of service being submitted. Examples of when modifiers may ... Read More

What is Hospice, Hospice Terminal Diagnoses

Hospice the term “hospice care” means the following items and services provided to a terminally ill individual by, or by others under arrangements made by, a hospice program under a written plan (for providing such care to such individual) established and periodically reviewed by the individual’s attending physician and by the medical director (and by ... Read More