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Under consolidated billing, the HH agency is responsible for providing

PT/OT/SLP services to any patient being seen under a HH POC. The

attached link takes you to a pamphlet that Medicare published in their

Medicare Learning Network. You will see that it clearly indicates that

the HH agency must bill for PT services provided within the 60-day HH

episode. So...even if you are not duplicating services that the HH

agency is providing, they are still the only entity that can bill for PT

services while their episode of care is open. You will not be able to

collect from Medicare while a HH agency still has an open claim - you

would have to contract with the HH agency and receive payment from them.

I hope this helps to answer your question.

Sue Krieg

Rehabilitation Compliance Manager

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