Rural Health Clinic Billing Cheat PDF Details

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.

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Form NameRural Health Clinic Billing Cheat
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Other namesrural health billing cheat, rural health clinic cheat sheet, home health billing cheat sheet, clinic billing sheet

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Rural Health Clinic Billing Cheat Sheet

Spring, 2012

Description

Independent RHC

Provider-based RHC

Provider-Based

 

 

 

RHC – (CAH)

Office visits

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

 

Bill Type: 711

Bill Type: 711

Bill Type: 711

 

How paid: Cost per visit

How paid: Cost per visit

How paid: Cost per visit

 

Revenue Code: 0521

Revenue Code: 0521

Revenue Code: 0521

 

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not

 

 

 

required

Hospital

Bill: 1500

Bill: 1500

Bill: 1500

Visits

How paid: Fee schedule

How paid: Fee schedule

How paid: Fee schedule

 

Use: CPT Codes

Use: CPT Codes

Use: CPT Codes

Nursing

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

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

 

Revenue Code: 0524

Revenue Code: 0524

Revenue Code: 0524

 

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not

 

 

 

required

Nursing

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

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

 

Revenue Code: 0525

Revenue Code: 0525

Revenue Code: 0525

 

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not

 

 

 

required

Home

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

Visits

Bill Type: 711

Bill Type: 711

Bill Type: 711

 

How paid: Cost per visit

How paid: Cost per visit

How paid: Cost per visit

 

Revenue Code: 0522

Revenue Code: 0522

Revenue Code: 0522

 

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not required

CPT Codes not

 

 

 

required

Lab Tests

Bill: 1500

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

 

How paid: Fee schedule

Bill Type: 141

Bill Type: 851

 

Use: CPT Codes

How paid: Fee schedule

How paid: Cost + 1%

 

Use: Clinic NPI Number

Use: CPT Codes

Use: CPT Codes

 

 

Use: Hospital Outpatient

Use: Hospital

 

 

provider number.

Outpatient provider

 

 

Revenue Code: 300

number

Description

Independent RHC

Provider-based RHC

Provider-Based

 

 

 

RHC – (CAH)

Technical

Bill: 1500

Bill: UB-04

Bill: UB-04

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

 

Use: Hospital Outpatient

Use: Hospital

 

 

provider number

Outpatient provider

 

 

 

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 UB-04 using

visit on the UB-04 using

visit on the UB-04 using

 

revenue code 0521. Will

revenue code 0521. Will

revenue code 0521. Will

 

increase charges that are

increase charges that are

increase charges that are

 

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 UB-04 using

visit on the UB-04 using

visit on the UB-04 using

 

revenue code 0521. Will

revenue code 0521. Will

revenue code 0521. Will

 

increase charges. If you

increase charges. If you

increase charges. If you

 

bill an E and M code use

bill an E and M code use

bill an E and M code

 

modifier 25.

modifier 25.

use modifier 25.

EKGs

Bill the Professional

Bill the Professional

Bill the Professional

 

component on UB-04

component on UB-04

component on UB-04

 

(93010) and bill the

(93010) and bill the

(93010) and bill the

 

technical component

technical component

technical component

 

(tracing 93015) on the

(tracing 93015) on the

(tracing 93015) on the

 

1500.

UB-04 with a 131 Bill

on the UB-04 with a

 

 

Type and 730 Revenue

851 Bill Type and 730

 

 

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,

 

bill this code on the UB-

this code on the UB-04,

bill this code on the

 

04, Revenue Code 521)

Revenue Code 521)

UB-04, Revenue Code

 

Thereafter, since there is

Thereafter, since there is

521)

 

not face to face, do not

not face to face, do not

Thereafter, since there

 

bill for the service.

bill for the service.

is not face to face, do

 

 

 

not bill for the service.

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