Is occurrence span code 74 still used on a non payment bill (non skilled)?
The previous instructions to report the occurrence span code 74 was a temporary workaround to allow the 210 no pay bill types to process without receiving a Medicare edit. As of October 5, 2009, SNFs no longer need to use occurrence span code 74 in order for the bypass of 210 no pay bills Medicare system edits to occur. Reference: Publication 100-04 Chapter 6 Section 40.8 Date Posted: 10/03/2006, Date Revised: 03/03/2011 Go to Top • All of our beds are Medicare certified, does this mean I have to bill Medicare A every month for every resident in our Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) who at one time was on a level of skilled care? Or is the no payment bill just for the remainder of the days in a month that the level of care changes from skilled to custodial? A SNF is required to submit a bill for a beneficiary that has started a spell of illness under the SNF Part A benefit for every month of the related stay, even though no benefits may be payable. As long as the patient continues to resi
