tci Part B Insider - 2006 Issue 4

PHYSICIAN NOTES: Capture HPSA Bonuses By Documenting Exact Location Of Visit

Watch out for confusion between beneficiary's home and mailing addressesYou can still bill for a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) bonus if your physician provides services in the patient's home, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services clarified.Before now, carriers weren't paying the HPSA bonuses to some physicians who cared for patients in the home because the carriers were using the address they have on file for the beneficiary to determine eligibility. But sometimes the carrier has a "representative payee address" or mailing address that doesn't reflect the patient's true location, CMS says. So from now on, when...

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