CMS to Release a CBR on Subsequent Nursing Facility E/M Services in April

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will issue a national provider Comparative Billing Report (CBR) on Subsequent Nursing Facility Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services in April 2016. The CBR, produced by CMS contractor eGlobalTech, will focus on providers of all specialties who bill Current Procedural Terminology codes 99307 through 99310 to report subsequent nursing facility E/M services. CBRs contain data-driven tables with an explanation of findings that compare providers’ billing and payment patterns to those of their peers in their state and across the nation. The goal of these reports is to help providers better understand applicable Medicare billing rules.

CBRs are only accessible to the providers who receive them; they are not publicly available. Providers should update their fax numbers in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) because faxing is the default method for disseminating the reports. Contact the CBR Support Help Desk at 800-771-4430 or CBRsupport@eglobaltech.com with questions or to receive CBRs through the U.S. Postal Service. For more information, visit the CBR website.