Re:Care Plan Oversight Coding question

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Beth,

Try just billing for a specific day (such as the 31st) without using the different start and end dates.

At least 30 days later, after you have documented at least 30 minutes time, do it again.

I believe it has worked for us.

Mike Safran

Care Plan Oversight Coding questionPosted by: "Beth Sullivan, DO" bethdo97@... bethsdo97Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:51 pm (PDT)

I know that the time limits for the G0181 code for Medicare are billednormally with a month long time of service. What about in the first monthwhen home health was certified and the CMN was signed, can you also bill careplan oversight if greater than 30 minutes of time was documented managing thecare of the patient as long as the CMN work was not included in the 30 minutescalculated. If it can be billed in the first month what DOS are used? I hada patient where I signed the CMN on the 3rd. By the 31st we had documented 48minutes of care plan oversight and elected to bill for the services provided.I billed the CPO as starting on the third and ending on the 31st and I keepgetting an EOB from the patient's Medicare alternative stating that claimdenied the from and too dates are invalid. Help what am I doing wrong?Beth Sullivan, DORidgeway Family PracticeCommerce, GA 30529