Information Letter No. 17-11 — The purpose of this letter is to notify Nursing Facility Providers (NFs) of the new billing codes for durable medical equipment (DME) and therapy assessments reimbursed through the PASRR program. All PASRR specialized services approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on or after June 1, 2017, must be billed using the billing codes below. … [Read more...] about New Billing Codes for Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASSR) DME and Therapy Assessments.
New Billing Codes
The purpose of this letter is to notify nursing facility providers of the new billing codes for durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursed through the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) program. Effective February 1, 2015, all PASRR DME approved by the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) on or after February 1, 2015, must be billed using the billing codes below. PASRR DME approved by DADS before February 1, 2015, must be billed using the current billing codes. To … [Read more...] about New Billing Codes
Billing for Targeted Case Management Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Evaluations
This information letter is to remind providers that when billing for Targeted Case Management (TCM) Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) evaluations that these services must be billed as “two separate claims”. The TCM claim is billed as one claim and the PASRR evaluation as a second claim. When the TCM and PASRR evaluation claims are submitted under one claim, only the TCM claim is paid, and the PASRR claim denied. … [Read more...] about Billing for Targeted Case Management Services and Preadmission Screening and Resident Review Evaluations
