Improving Payment Accuracy for Physician Services in SNFs

Related CR Release Date: March 13, 2025
MLN Matters Number: MM13767
Effective Date: July 1, 2025
Related Change Request (CR) Number: CR 13767
Implementation Date: July 7, 2025
Related CR Transmittal Number: R13073CP

CR 13767 tells you about:

  • Place of Service (POS) codes 31 and 32 represent physician services provided to patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs)
  • Use POS 31 for services provided during a patient’s Medicare Part A stay
  • Use POS 32 for services provided in NFs and for those provided in SNFs when patients have exhausted their Part A coverage

Make sure your billing staff knows about these changes.

View the complete CMS Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters (MM)13767.

Last Updated Mar 28 , 2025