Ambulance Services & SNF Consolidated Billing Requirements: Avoid Improper Payments

An Office of Inspector General report found that Medicare made improper Part B payments for services that were also included in the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) consolidated billing requirements. Review these resources to bill correctly:

• Ambulance Fee Schedule webpage
• Social Security Act, Sections 1861(e)(1) or 1861(j)(1)
• Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 10, Section 10.3.3
• Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 15
• Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 30, Section 50