Some payable claims for SNF services may face incorrect denials

Article Overview

This article discusses potentially incorrect Medicare denials for claims tied to skilled nursing facility services, with emphasis on a payer-processing issue affecting physician work associated with casting, splinting, and strapping. It is relevant to coders, billers, and revenue cycle staff who handle Part B claims for SNF patients and need to understand the broad scope of the denial problem, the related remittance advice messaging, and the Medicare manual guidance referenced in the discussion.