What is the correct provider type code and practice type code to list on a Medicaid application?
Medicaid provider applications vary from state to state. Each provider’s NPI application (which replaces the UPIN) requires selecting provider type(s). Over time, Medicaid should move to using the same taxonomy. Unfortunately, they did not include home medicine as a practice type (yet). • How do I bill for hospice? Effective April 1, 2002, CMS implemented the following changes in reporting services for hospice beneficiaries. All bills submitted to Medicare carriers for patients enrolled in a Medicare hospice program must contain one of the following modifiers: GW: Service not related to the hospice patient’s terminal condition GV: Attending physician not employed or paid under agreement by the hospice provider Q5: Service furnished by a substitute physician under a reciprocal billing arrangement Q6: Service furnished by a locum tenens physician • What codes do I use to bill a prolonged visit? Prolonged Evaluation and Management Services are now covered for house call codes. For example
