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Quarterly Update for Home Health Consolidated Billing (CB)
Original Effective Date: 08/05/2003
Revision Effective Date: 11/01/2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the third quarterly Home Health consolidated billing update for calendar year 2003 effective October 1, 2003. The second update occurred in April 2003. There was no update in July 2003. This update adds the following three non-routine supply codes to the list of codes subject to consolidated billing.
- K0614 - Chemicals/antiseptics solution used to clean/sterilize dialysis equipment per 8 ounces
- K0620 - Tubular elastic dressing, any width, per linear yard
- K0621 - Gauze, packing strips, non-impregnated, up to 2 inches in width, per linear yard
A complete list of HCPCS code subject to Home Health Consolidated Billing can be found on the CMS website.