Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies

Contents

PART 2 – MEDI-CAL BILLING AND POLICY

FOR ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES

The Contents is a list of sections contained in the Part 2manual, Allied Health for Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies. Section titles appear in alphabetical order. The “locator key” is an abbreviated form of the section title at the top of each page for skimming and identifying sections. For detailed topic entries within Part 1 and Part 2, refer to the Manual Index in the Indexes and Glossary manual.

Section Title Locator Key

A

Appeal Form Completion...... appeal form

C

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program...... cal child

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Approved Hospitals...... cal child appr

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Billing...... cal child bil

CCS Program Billing Guidelines

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Billing Example:

CMS-500...... cal child bil cms

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program County Office Directory....cal child county

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Eligibility...... cal child elig

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Medical Therapy Program...cal child med

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Provider Paneling...... cal child panel

Individual Provider Paneling Application for Physicians and Podiatrists

Individual Provider Paneling Application for Allied Health Care Professionals

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Referrals...... cal child ref

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Section TitleLocator Key

C

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Service Authorization

Request (SAR)...... cal child sar

New Referral CCS/GHPP Client Service Authorization Request (SAR)

Established CCS/GHPP Client Service Authorization Request (SAR)

CCS/GHPP Discharge Planning Service Authorization Request (SAR)

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Service Code Groupings.....cal child ser

California Children’s Services (CCS) Program Special Care Centers...... cal child spec

California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 22, Section 51003,

Prior Authorization...... access on Internet at

California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 22, Section 51485,

Submission of False Information...... access on Internet at

California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 22, Section 51520,

Medical Supplies...... access on Internet at

CIF Completion...... cif co

CIF Special Billing Instructions...... cif sp

CIF Submission and Timeliness Instructions...... cif sub

CMS-1500 Completion...... cms comp

CMS-1500 Special Billing Instructions...... cms spec

CMS-1500 Submission and Timeliness Instructions...... cms sub

CMS-1500 Tips for Billing...... cms tips

Correct Coding Initiative: National...... correct

Correct Coding Initiative: National – Claim Preparation...... correct cod

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Section TitleLocator Key

D

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): An Overview...... dura

Certificate of Medical Necessity for All Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Certificate of Medical Necessity for Apnea Monitors

Certificate of Medical Necessity for Nebulizers

Certificate of Medical Necessity for Oxygen

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Bill for DME...... dura bil dme

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Bill for Infusion Equipment...... dura bil inf

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Bill for Oxygen

and Respiratory Equipment...... dura bil oxy

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Bill for Therapeutic

Anti-Decubitus Mattresses and Bed Products...... dura bil thp

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Bill for Wheelchairs

and Wheelchair Accessories...... dura bil wheel

Certificate of Medical Necessity for a Manual Wheelchair, Standard or Custom

Certificate of Medical Necessity for a Motorized Wheelchair, Custom or Standard

Certificate of Medical Necessity for a Power Operated Vehicle (POV) aka

Scooter, Standard or Bariatric

Durable Medical Equipment (DME):

Billing Codes and Reimbursement Rates...... dura cd

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Billing Codes

for California Children’s Services (CCS)...... dura cd ccs

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Billing Codes:

Frequency Limits...... dura cd fre

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Billing Examples...... dura ex

Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Wheelchair

and Wheelchair Accessories Guidelines...... dura wheel guide

E

Enteral Nutrition Products...... enteral

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Section TitleLocator Key
F

Forms: Legibility and Completion Standards...... forms leg

Forms Reorder Request: Guidelines...... forms reo

Forms Reorder Request: Medical Services and Allied Health...... forms reo ma

G

Genetically Handicapped Persons Program (GHPP)...... genetic

H

HCPCS Introduction...... hcpcs

HCPCS Level III Interim Code List: Reimbursable Medi-Cal-Only Codes...... hcpcs iii

I

Incontinence Medical Supplies...... incont

Incontinence Medical Supplies Example: CMS-1500...... incont ex

Incontinence Supplies Prescription Form: Completion...... incont sup com

Incontinence Supplies Prescription Form

Intravenous or Intra-arterial Solutions: Administration Sets...... iv sol admin

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Section TitleLocator Key

M

Medical Supplies...... mc sup

Medical Supplies: Billing Examples...... mc sup ex

Medicare/Medi-Cal Crossover Claims: CMS-1500...... medi cr cms

Medicare/Medi-Cal Crossover Claims:
CMS-1500 Billing Examples for Allied Health...... medi cr cms exa

Medicare/Medi-Cal Crossover Claims:
Medi-Cal Pricing Examples for Allied Health...... medi cr cms pra

Medicare/Medi-Cal Crossover Claims: UB-04...... medi cr ub

Medicare/Medi-Cal Crossover Claims: UB-04 Billing Examples...... medi cr ub ex

Medicare Non-Covered Services: Charts Introduction...... medi non cha

Medicare Non-Covered Services: HCPCS Codes...... medi non hcp

Modifiers: Approved List...... modif app

O

Optional Benefits Exclusion...... opt ben exc

Orthotic and Prosthetic Appliances: Billing Codes and

Reimbursement Rates – Orthotics...... ortho cd1

Orthotic and Prosthetic Appliances: Billing Codes and

Reimbursement Rates – Prosthetics...... ortho cd2

Orthotics and Prosthetics: Frequency Limits for Orthotics...... ortho cd fre1

Orthotics and Prosthetics: Frequency Limits for Prosthetics...... ortho cd fre2

Other Health Coverage (OHC)...... oth hlth

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Section TitleLocator Key

P

Provider Billing after Beneficiary Reimbursement (Conlan v. Shewry)...... prov bil

R

Remittance Advice Details (RAD)...... remit adv

Remittance Advice Details (RAD) Examples:
Allied Health and Medical Services...... remit ex am

Remittance Advice Details (RAD): Payments and Claim Status...... remit pay

Respiratory Care...... respir

S

Share of Cost (SOC): CMS-1500...... share cms

Sign Language Interpretation...... sign

Speech Generating Devices (SGD)...... spe dev

T

TAR Completion...... tar comp

TAR Criteria for NF Authorization (Valdivia v. Coye)...... tar crit nf

TAR Deferral/Denial Policy (Frank v. Kizer)...... tar defer

TAR Field Office Addresses...... tar field

TAR Submission: Transmittal Form...... tar submis

TAR: Submitting Appeals...... tar submit

Taxable and Non-Taxable Items...... tax

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