The hospital charge is excluded from consolidated billing because it is billed using an E&M code; therefore, the hospital may bill Part B rather than billing the SNF. SNFs still must be mindful, however, of when
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in March 2003 instructing insurance companies to publish a provider education article regarding home health consolidated billing (HHCB) and provider liability. The article is designed to remind independent therapists and DME suppliers of their responsibility...
CMS has published the second quarterly 2003 home health consolidated billing updates - In Brief - Brief Article