Hospice Election Evaluation: Does Part B pay for a consult for Hospice consideration?
A Hospice-Pre-Election Evaluation and Counseling Service should not be billed as a consult to Part B Medicare, but it should be billed to the fiscal intermediary/Part A using code HCPCS code G0337 if performed consistent with the guidelines from CMS Publication 100-4, the Medicare Claims Processing Manual , chapter 11, section 80 (accessible via the following link: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c11.pdf).
