Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM) Rules For Maintenance And Servicing Claims

Original Effective Date: 06/14/2002
Revision Effective Date: 11/01/2013

"DMEPOS suppliers must not submit claims for maintenance and servicing until all claims for rental have been paid and six months have passed from the end of the final paid rental month. (See §5102.1.E.4.) Furthermore, DMEPOS suppliers must not bill for maintenance and servicing codes on the same claim as codes for the rental itself." - MCM 3010.D

Maintenance and servicing for an item billed on the same claim with the rental of the same item will be denied. A claim must be resubmitted for the maintenance and servicing fee only.

Last Updated May 10 , 2017