Home Health/Home Infusion Agencies
Florida Blue defines home health care services as those services rendered to an individual in the home by health care professionals (e.g., nurses, therapists) or paraprofessionals (e.g., home health aides, physical therapy assistants) to achieve and sustain an optimum state of health and independence for that individual. For purposes of coverage, home health care is provided on a per visit basis, generally for no more than two hours at a time.
Revenue Codes Used
• Home Health Aide
o 0571
o 0572 - hourly
• If the agency does not bill on a calendar month basis, it prepares two bills. The first covers the period ending December 31 of the old year; the second, the period beginning January 1 of the New Year.
• All services must be itemized by date of service. Enter the appropriate revenue code and date for each service rendered.
• Physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy services should be billed by the visit, not by the modality or hour, unless approved by Care Coordination.
• Reimbursement for visits provided by a health care professional of differing specialties is limited to one per day for each specialty, unless documented as medically necessary.
• Some plans, including BlueCard may require medical documentation for unlisted codes, such as 99600.
• Utilization of specific codes is strongly recommended to facilitate easier claims processing.
Home Health Billing Requirements for Non-Contracted Medicare Advantage
• Effective for home health episodes beginning on or after October 1, 2013, Original Medicare will no longer accept institutional claims submitted with Type of Bill 033X. After October 1, 2013 home health will need to bill with Type of Bill 032X.
• Bill type "322-329"
• Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) code
• Treatment Authorization Code
• Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) must be included with value amount field for a value code 61
Billing for Infusion Services for Providers NOT participating in the CareCentrix Network:
Classified drugs must be submitted with valid CPT/HCPCS codes, HCPCS quantity, NDC Code, and NDC Quantity.
• Do not bill more than seven consecutive days on any claim line.
• Bill only primary drugs and S per diem codes related to infusion when professional nursing services are provided.
• Do not bill codes that are considered inclusive in the S per diem code.
• Corrected claims; if billing for additional dates of service or additional items, not included on the original claim, a corrected claim is required.
• Effective for home health episodes beginning on or after October 1, 2013, Original Medicare will no longer accept institutional claims submitted with Type of Bill 033X. After October 1, 2013 home health will need to bill with Type of Bill 032X.
• Home health providers with several provider numbers should submit the provider number of the agency that provided the care. This will ensure claims are reimbursed correctly.
• Submit both revenue and CPT/HCPCS Codes. Claims submitted without both revenue and CPT/HCPCS codes or with invalid codes will be rejected at the claim or line level.
• Bill according to CPT/HCPCS definitions to determine appropriate coding, inclusive supply and item sizing. Claim lines must be split unevenly when units exceed 9999 to prevent duplicate denials.
• Do not bill more than 15 lines or 31-days of services on the same claim. If billing for services over a span of dates, bill once for that span (after span is complete) to include all services for the dates of service on one claim. Overlapping or repeating span dates causes duplicate denials.
• The home health agency should not submit a bill/claim for an inclusive period beginning in one calendar year and extending into the next calendar year.
• A separate line item should be submitted for each per diem for each date of service. To report units per diem, one unit should be billed for each line.
Some groups and other Blue Plans may have specific coding and/or billing requirements for home infusion. Call the appropriate Blue Plan with any questions prior to filing the claim.
Florida Blue defines home health care services as those services rendered to an individual in the home by health care professionals (e.g., nurses, therapists) or paraprofessionals (e.g., home health aides, physical therapy assistants) to achieve and sustain an optimum state of health and independence for that individual. For purposes of coverage, home health care is provided on a per visit basis, generally for no more than two hours at a time.
Revenue Codes Used
• Home Health Aide
o 0571
o 0572 - hourly
• If the agency does not bill on a calendar month basis, it prepares two bills. The first covers the period ending December 31 of the old year; the second, the period beginning January 1 of the New Year.
• All services must be itemized by date of service. Enter the appropriate revenue code and date for each service rendered.
• Physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy services should be billed by the visit, not by the modality or hour, unless approved by Care Coordination.
• Reimbursement for visits provided by a health care professional of differing specialties is limited to one per day for each specialty, unless documented as medically necessary.
• Some plans, including BlueCard may require medical documentation for unlisted codes, such as 99600.
• Utilization of specific codes is strongly recommended to facilitate easier claims processing.
Home Health Billing Requirements for Non-Contracted Medicare Advantage
• Effective for home health episodes beginning on or after October 1, 2013, Original Medicare will no longer accept institutional claims submitted with Type of Bill 033X. After October 1, 2013 home health will need to bill with Type of Bill 032X.
• Bill type "322-329"
• Health Insurance Prospective Payment System (HIPPS) code
• Treatment Authorization Code
• Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) must be included with value amount field for a value code 61
Billing for Infusion Services for Providers NOT participating in the CareCentrix Network:
Classified drugs must be submitted with valid CPT/HCPCS codes, HCPCS quantity, NDC Code, and NDC Quantity.
• Do not bill more than seven consecutive days on any claim line.
• Bill only primary drugs and S per diem codes related to infusion when professional nursing services are provided.
• Do not bill codes that are considered inclusive in the S per diem code.
• Corrected claims; if billing for additional dates of service or additional items, not included on the original claim, a corrected claim is required.
• Effective for home health episodes beginning on or after October 1, 2013, Original Medicare will no longer accept institutional claims submitted with Type of Bill 033X. After October 1, 2013 home health will need to bill with Type of Bill 032X.
• Home health providers with several provider numbers should submit the provider number of the agency that provided the care. This will ensure claims are reimbursed correctly.
• Submit both revenue and CPT/HCPCS Codes. Claims submitted without both revenue and CPT/HCPCS codes or with invalid codes will be rejected at the claim or line level.
• Bill according to CPT/HCPCS definitions to determine appropriate coding, inclusive supply and item sizing. Claim lines must be split unevenly when units exceed 9999 to prevent duplicate denials.
• Do not bill more than 15 lines or 31-days of services on the same claim. If billing for services over a span of dates, bill once for that span (after span is complete) to include all services for the dates of service on one claim. Overlapping or repeating span dates causes duplicate denials.
• The home health agency should not submit a bill/claim for an inclusive period beginning in one calendar year and extending into the next calendar year.
• A separate line item should be submitted for each per diem for each date of service. To report units per diem, one unit should be billed for each line.
Some groups and other Blue Plans may have specific coding and/or billing requirements for home infusion. Call the appropriate Blue Plan with any questions prior to filing the claim.