decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2006 Issue 3 (March)
Program_Memos / 2002 / AB-02-137
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Article Overview
This article is a Medicare program memorandum focused on home health consolidated billing and related coding updates. It includes attachment references for a crosswalk of changes and comprehensive HCPCS code lists, along with implementation timing, effective dates, and contact information for operational follow-up. The memo is relevant to professionals who need to understand the scope of the update and locate the associated code lists in the attached materials.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps providers, suppliers, and coding staff identify an operational billing update affecting home health services and locate the supporting HCPCS-based reference materials tied to the change.
Article Sections
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Version: Final, 9-27-2002
Administrative versioning and distribution details for the memorandum. This section also identifies implementation timing, discard timing, contact information, and funding notes.
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Effective Date: January 1, 2003;
Effective date information and related administrative contact details for the update. This section provides the operational time frame associated with the memorandum.
What You Will Learn
- The general subject of the memorandum and its relationship to home health consolidated billing
- What kinds of attachment materials accompany the memo
- The implementation and effective date timing associated with the update
- Where to look for contact information related to the memorandum
Who Should Read This
- Home health providers
- Suppliers
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle staff
- Compliance staff
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