Effective Date: October 1, 2010
CMS is updating edit criteria related to the consolidated billing provision of the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS).
Non-routine supplies provided during a HH episode of care are included in Medicare’s payment to the home health agency (HHA) and subject to consolidated billing edits as described in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, chapter 10, section 20.2.1. If the date of service falls within the dates of HH episode, the line item was previously rejected by Medicare systems.
Effective October 1st, 2010, CMS is implementing new requirements to modify this edit in order to restore the original intent to pay for supplies delivered before the HH episode began. Such supplies may have been ordered before the need for HH care had been identified, and are appropriate for payment if all other payment conditions are met. The edit will be changed to only reject services if the ‘from’ date on the supply line item falls within a HH episode.
