In the vast and intricate world of healthcare billing, the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Billing Cheat Sheet emerges as a critical tool, particularly in the spring of 2012, designed to simplify and streamline the billing processes for RHCs. This comprehensive guide serves various types of RHCs, including Independent, Provider-based, and Provider-Based at Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), offering clear instructions on how to bill for different services using specific forms like UB-04 and 1500. It clearly delineates the billing procedures for office visits, nursing home visits (both Part A and not Part A), home visits, lab tests, technical components of diagnostic tests, flu and pneumonia shots, injections, office procedures, EKGs, and homecare plan oversight. The cheat sheet underscores that for most services, the use of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes is not required, which significantly simplifies the billing process. Each service category is meticulously detailed with information on the bill type, how payments are to be made (whether cost per visit, fee schedule, or cost + 1%), and the relevant revenue codes. Additionally, it provides guidance on logging flu and pneumonia shots for cost reporting, bundling services to increase charges efficiently, and the specific use of modifiers for billing purposes. This cheat sheet not only aims to assist RHCs in accurately charging for their services but also in navigating the complex reimbursement landscape, ensuring that these vital healthcare providers can continue to offer essential services to rural communities.
Question | Answer |
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Form Name | Rural Health Clinic Billing Cheat |
Form Length | 2 pages |
Fillable? | No |
Fillable fields | 0 |
Avg. time to fill out | 30 sec |
Other names | rural health billing cheat, rural health clinic cheat sheet, home health billing cheat sheet, clinic billing sheet |
Rural Health Clinic Billing Cheat Sheet
Spring, 2012
Description |
Independent RHC |
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RHC – (CAH) |
Office visits |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Bill: |
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Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
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How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
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Revenue Code: 0521 |
Revenue Code: 0521 |
Revenue Code: 0521 |
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CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not |
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required |
Hospital |
Bill: 1500 |
Bill: 1500 |
Bill: 1500 |
Visits |
How paid: Fee schedule |
How paid: Fee schedule |
How paid: Fee schedule |
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Use: CPT Codes |
Use: CPT Codes |
Use: CPT Codes |
Nursing |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Home |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
(Part A) |
How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
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Revenue Code: 0524 |
Revenue Code: 0524 |
Revenue Code: 0524 |
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CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not |
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required |
Nursing |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Home |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
(Not Part A) |
How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
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Revenue Code: 0525 |
Revenue Code: 0525 |
Revenue Code: 0525 |
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CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not |
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required |
Home |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Visits |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
Bill Type: 711 |
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How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
How paid: Cost per visit |
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Revenue Code: 0522 |
Revenue Code: 0522 |
Revenue Code: 0522 |
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CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not required |
CPT Codes not |
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required |
Lab Tests |
Bill: 1500 |
Bill: |
Bill: |
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How paid: Fee schedule |
Bill Type: 141 |
Bill Type: 851 |
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Use: CPT Codes |
How paid: Fee schedule |
How paid: Cost + 1% |
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Use: Clinic NPI Number |
Use: CPT Codes |
Use: CPT Codes |
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Use: Hospital Outpatient |
Use: Hospital |
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provider number. |
Outpatient provider |
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Revenue Code: 300 |
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Description |
Independent RHC |
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RHC – (CAH) |
Technical |
Bill: 1500 |
Bill: |
Bill: |
Components |
How paid: Fee schedule |
Bill Type: 131 |
Bill Type: 851 |
of |
Use: CPT Codes |
How paid: Fee schedule |
How paid: Fee schedule |
Diagnostic |
Use: Clinic NPI Number |
Use: CPT Codes |
Use: CPT Codes |
Tests |
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Use: Hospital Outpatient |
Use: Hospital |
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provider number |
Outpatient provider |
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number |
Flu and |
Log flu and pnuem. |
Log flu and pnuem. |
Log flu and pnuem. |
Pnuem. |
Shots and include on the |
Shots and include on the |
Shots and include on |
Injections |
cost report. |
cost report. |
the cost report. |
All other |
Bundle with the office |
Bundle with the office |
Bundle with the office |
Injections |
visit on the |
visit on the |
visit on the |
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revenue code 0521. Will |
revenue code 0521. Will |
revenue code 0521. Will |
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increase charges that are |
increase charges that are |
increase charges that are |
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bundled into 0521. |
bundled into 0521. |
bundled into 0521. |
Office |
Bundle with the office |
Bundle with the office |
Bundle with the office |
Procedures |
visit on the |
visit on the |
visit on the |
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revenue code 0521. Will |
revenue code 0521. Will |
revenue code 0521. Will |
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increase charges. If you |
increase charges. If you |
increase charges. If you |
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bill an E and M code use |
bill an E and M code use |
bill an E and M code |
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modifier 25. |
modifier 25. |
use modifier 25. |
EKGs |
Bill the Professional |
Bill the Professional |
Bill the Professional |
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component on |
component on |
component on |
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(93010) and bill the |
(93010) and bill the |
(93010) and bill the |
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technical component |
technical component |
technical component |
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(tracing 93015) on the |
(tracing 93015) on the |
(tracing 93015) on the |
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1500. |
on the |
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Type and 730 Revenue |
851 Bill Type and 730 |
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code. |
Revenue code. |
Homecare |
During the initial period |
During the initial period |
During the initial period |
Plan |
when a face to face |
when a face to face |
when a face to face |
Oversight |
encounter is required, |
encounter is required, bill |
encounter is required, |
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bill this code on the UB- |
this code on the |
bill this code on the |
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04, Revenue Code 521) |
Revenue Code 521) |
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Thereafter, since there is |
Thereafter, since there is |
521) |
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not face to face, do not |
not face to face, do not |
Thereafter, since there |
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bill for the service. |
bill for the service. |
is not face to face, do |
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not bill for the service. |