Diagnosis Coding:
Future Hospice Payment May Depend On Your Coding
Published on Fri May 10, 2013
Plus: Coding emphasis carries some positives Diagnosis coding may not affect your hospice payment level now, but that could change. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services makes clear in its 2014 proposed hospice payment rule that it wants diagnosis coding data for possible payment reform use. Because most hospices use only one code on claims, "analysis of current claims [...]