Program_Memos / 2002 / B-02-009

Article Overview

This Program Memorandum from CMS explains a correction to claims processing for therapy services that were previously denied under home health consolidated billing edits. It matters to therapists, home health agencies, and billing staff working with Medicare claims because it addresses a specific period affected by the edit change, the resubmission of affected claims, and the operational timing of the update. The article covers the background of the Common Working File edits, the affected claim circumstances, the denial context, and the effective and implementation dates for the memorandum.