Wednesday, November 16, 2011

CAH Method II – Payment for Multiple Surgeries

On October 28, CMS issued a transmittal regarding clarifying payment for multiple surgeries in a Method II CAH effective April 2012. The article is based on Change Request (CR) 7587 which implements the multiple procedure payment reduction policy for CAH Method II providers. CR 7587 updates the “Medicare Claims Processing Manual” (Chapter 4, Section 250). To access the transmittal and MLN Article click here.