SNF and PPS Swingbed Billing

Does not apply to CAH Swing Bed Claims

Description & Regulation Covered Charge Claim Benefits Exhaust Claim No Qualifying Stay/Transfer Criteria Not Met Demand Bill Claim No-Pay Claim Ancillary Claim

Bill Type

Quick Reference Guide

CMS Internet Only Manual (IOM), Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9 and 30.4

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

SNF

211 - admit to discharge

212 - 1st sequential

213 - cont sequential

214 - discharge

PPS Swing Bed

181 - admit to discharge

182 - 1st sequential

183 - cont sequential

184 - discharge

217/187 adjustments to change the RUG code needs to be done within 120 days

SNF

211 - admit to discharge

212 - 1st sequential

213 - cont sequential

214 - discharge

PPS Swing Bed

181 - admit to discharge

182 - 1st sequential

183 - cont sequential

184 - discharge

 

(when claim is finalized FISS changes TOB to 210/180 for BE reject)

SNF

211 - admit to discharge

212 - 1st sequential

213 - cont sequential

214 - discharge

PPS Swing Bed

181 - admit to discharge

182 - 1st sequential

183 - cont sequential

184 - discharge

 

(when claim is finalized FISS changes TOB to 210/180 for reject due to SNF coverage criteria not met)

SNF

210

PPS Swing Bed

180

If MR reviews and overturns any portion of the stay the covered days are separated onto a payable bill type for processing & 20 CC stays on claim

SNF

210

PPS Swing Bed

180

SNF

22x, 23x

PPS Swing Bed

No ancillary benefit in Swing Bed switch back to ancillary hospital 12x TOB and use hospital provider number not swing bed provider number

Frequency of Billing

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 1, Sections 50.2-50.2.3

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 40, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9, 40.8.1

Monthly or upon discharge, death or drop below skilled level of care

If beneficiary admitted on last day of month or discharged first day of next month you can combine both months' claims.

Bills for a continuous stay or admission must be submitted in same sequence in which services are furnished.

Monthly or upon discharge, death or drop below skilled level of care

If beneficiary admitted on last day of month or discharged first day of next month you can combine both months' claims.

Bills for a continuous stay or admission must be submitted in same sequence in which services are furnished.

Monthly or upon discharge, death or drop below skilled level of care

If beneficiary admitted on last day of month or discharged first day of next month you can combine both months' claims.

Bills for a continuous stay or admission must be submitted in same sequence in which services are furnished.

Monthly or upon discharge, death or drop below skilled level of care

If beneficiary admitted on last day of month or discharged first day of next month you can combine both months' claims.

Bills for a continuous stay or admission must be submitted in same sequence in which services are furnished.

Monthly or upon discharge, death or drop below skilled level of care

If beneficiary admitted on last day of month or discharged first day of next month you can combine both months' claims.

Bills for a continuous stay or admission must be submitted in same sequence in which services are furnished.

Monthly for PT/OT/SLP and if only billing for lab-anytime

Claims can be submitted same time as No-pay, not at same time as Demand Bill or Benefits Exhaust claims

RUG Codes

IOM Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 30

66 RUG codes 52 usually considered payable

Note: Before billing, MDS MUST be submitted successfully to extract.

AAA00-default when no MDS completed

Partial BE Claim

66 RUG codes 52 usually considered payable

AAA00-default when no MDS completed

Full BE Claim

AAA00

AAA00-default when no MDS completed

Any completed MDSs then switch to AAA00 for subsequent months

Any completed MDSs then switch to AAA00 for subsequent months

NA

Billing for Days

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 40.3, 40.6.4, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9, 40.3.5.2

All days should be billed as covered/co-insurance, only non-covered days would be for LOA

All days billed as covered, first claim is usually partial benefits exhaust claim then next month is total benefits exhaust claim

All days billed as covered

All days billed as non-covered

All days billed as non-covered

NA

Charges

IOM Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30, 40.6, 40.3.5.2, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

All charges billed as covered (LOA charge = $0)

All charges billed as covered

All charges billed as covered

All charges billed as non-covered

All charges billed as non-covered

All Charges billed as covered

Condition Codes

Quick Reference Guide

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30.5.1, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40-9

Payer/QIO Expedited Review if applicable

04 - Medicare Advantage bene CR5653

40-same day transfer

55/56/57 - As applicable

D2-adjustment claim for HIPPS Change due to MDS correction

Payer codes if applicable

D9 -When adjusting a 210/180 to reject as benefits exhaust. Be sure to add remarks for adjustment.

Payer codes if applicable

04 - Medicare Advantage bene (if applicable)

20 Condition Code & QIO Expedited Review if applicable

21 Condition Code

Payer codes if applicable

Occurrence Codes

Quick Reference Guide

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

Payer codes if applicable

16 - Date of last therapy

21 - UR notice received

22 - Date active care ended and would equal through date on claim as all days after would be billed as no-pay/demand bill (only add when bene drops below skilled level of care)

50 - Assessment Reference Date (ARD)

System will auto plug the A3 for benefits exhaust on claims for DOS 10/1/06 & greater.

16 - Date of last therapy

22 -Date active care ended and would equal through date on claim as all days after would be billed as no-pay/demand bill (only add when bene drops below skilled level of care)

50 - Assessment Reference Date (ARD)

Payer codes if applicable

Payer codes if applicable

16 - Date of last therapy

21 - UR notice received

22 - Date active care ended and would equal through date on claim as all days after would be billed as no-pay/demand bill (only add when bene drops below skilled level of care)

50 - Assessment Reference Date (ARD)

Payer codes if applicable

Only for PT/OT/SLP

11- Onset (only use 1 on claim)

29-PT POC establish

35-PT treat started

17-OT POC establish

44-OT treat started

30-SLP POC establish

45-SLP treat started

+ any other payer codes

Occurrence Span Codes

Quick Reference Guide

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30, 40.6, 40.3.5.2, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9

70 - 3 day qualifying stay

If no qualifying stay do not add 70 occ span code (add remarks)

74 - LOA if applicable

78 - SNF prior stay dates if applicable

70 - 3 day qualifying stay

74 - LOA if applicable

If no qualifying stay do not add 70 occ span code (add remarks)

70 - 3 day qualifying stay

74 - LOA if applicable

70 - 3 day qualifying stay

74 - LOA if applicable

 

Value Codes

Quick Reference Guide

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30, 40.6, 40.3.5.2, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9

09 - Co-Insurance amt if applicable for specific year, $144.50 per day 2012

+ Any applicable payer codes

09 - Co-Insurance = with $1.00

09 - Co-Insurance = with $1.00

   

Any applicable payer codes

Revenue Codes

Quick Reference Guide

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30, 40.6, 40.3.5.2, 40.8, 40.8.2, 40.9

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

0022 - RUG code

0120 - room and board

0180 - LOA if applicable

0420 - PT if therapy RUG code

0430 - OT if therapy RUG code

0440 - if SLP if therapy RUG code

0300 - if lab billed

+ Any other ancillary

0001 - Total Charge

If all therapy stopped at end of month an no therapy provided next month submit applicable therapy rev code with 1 unit and $1.00 to bypass edit until OMRA done to re-RUG MDS

Total BE claims

0022 - RUG code AAA

0120 - room and board

0001 - Total Charge

Partial BE claim bill as covered claim

0022-RUG code AAA00 when you don't have any other MDS

0120 - room and board

0001 - Total Charge

0022-RUG code AAA00 when you don't have any other MDS

0120 - room and board

0420 - PT if therapy RUG code

0430 - OT if therapy RUG code

0440 - if SLP if therapy RUG code

0300 - if lab billed

+ Any other ancillary

0001 - Total Charge

0022-RUG code AAA00 when you don't have any other MDS

0120 - room and board

0001 - Total Charge

Normally only provide these services:

30x-lab

420-PT

430-OT

440-SLP

Paid by Fee Schedule

Reminder: drugs are not a ancillary benefit

HIPPS Codes HCPC Codes

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 30

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

HIPPS codes required on 0022 revenue lines

HIPPS codes required on 0022 revenue lines

HIPPS codes required on 0022 revenue lines

HIPPS codes required on 0022 revenue lines

HIPPS codes required on 0022 revenue lines

HCPCs required on all line items

Modifiers

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

NA NA NA NA NA

Most common

GP - PT Codes

GO - OT Codes

GN - SLP Codes

KX - Therapy CAP med necessary, apply on all lines in that month for PT/OT/SLP

91 - Repeat lab

59 - separate proc.

Line Item Service

Dates

Change Request (CR) 7019

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 7

ARD is no longer reported in service date field

ARD is no longer reported in service date field

ARD is no longer reported in service date field

ARD is no longer reported in service date field

ARD is no longer reported in service date field

Required on all line items

Co-Insurance

Annual Benefits

Annual Benefits

 

Can only collect co-insurance until determination is made by MR

NA

Lab paid 100% all other 20% of MPFS

Deductible

NA NA NA NA NA

Annual Benefits

Exclusions:

Physician, PA, NP, CNS, Psychologist, CRNA, & Major Cat I-V

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Sections 20.1.1 - 20.1.1.2

           

Major Category I

Cardiac Cath, CT, MRI, ASCs, Radiation Therapy, Angiography, Lymphatic & Venous, ER, Ambulance related to excluded service within this list, Ambulance for Dialysis

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 20.1.2

Excluded only if done in hospital outpatient department or CAH 13x or 85x TOB

If done by provider billing CMS-1500 claim form it is bundled back to SNF

For ER services other provider uses ET modifier on 13x/85x TOB

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Not a Ancillary benefit so entity providing service can bill

Major Category II

Certain Dialysis services & Hospice

IOM, Publication 100-04 Chapter 6, Section 20.2.1

Excluded for: Dialysis provided in hospital based dialysis unit or free standing renal dialysis facility (RDF), EPO by RDF and ambulance transport

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Not a Ancillary benefit so entity providing service can bill

Major Category III

Chemotherapy, Radioisotopes, Prosthetic Devices

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 20.3

Excluded by individual code

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Preventive Services

IOM Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 20.4

Excluded from SNF Part A claim and billed on Part B 22x TOB if Swg Bed bill on 12x TOB

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Entity providing service can bill

Major Category V

Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Speech Language Pathology

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 20.5

All therapy services provided need to be billed on SNF claim

All therapy services provided need to be billed on SNF claim

All therapy services provided need to be billed on SNF claim unless patient is a non-patient 23x TOB or in non-certified bed then entity providing service can bill

All therapy services provided need to be billed on SNF claim

All therapy services provided need to be billed on SNF claim unless patient is a non-patient 23x TOB or in non-certified bed then entity providing service can bill

All therapy services provided need to be billed on SNF claim unless patient is a non-patient 23x TOB or in non-certified bed then entity providing service can bill

Billing for Beneficiary Dis-enrolled from MA Plans

IOM Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 90

If beneficiary voluntarily dis-enrolls from a risk MA plan and converts to original Medicare before admission need to meet Medicare requirements + 3-day stay.

If 3-day stay requirement is waved submit first claim with 58 condition code to bypass 70-span code 3-day stay edit

 

If beneficiary voluntarily dis-enrolls from a risk MA plan and converts to original Medicare before admission need to meet Medicare requirements + 3-day stay.

If 3-day stay requirement is waved submit first claim with 58 condition code to bypass 70-span code 3-day stay edit

     

Billing for Payment Bans

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 50

           

Hospital Outpatient Department Billing

IOM, Publication 100-04, Chapter 6, Section 20.1.2.2

When providing services to Part A resident, if they do go to ER, hospital may bill but need to add ET modifier to all services provided in ER

         

 

Last Updated Dec 09 , 2023