skettyb
Contributor
Do you recommend to routinely have an ABN signed for a DME product for Medicare patients even if you are 99% positive the item will be covered by their insurance? Thank you
Health care providers/suppliers are prohibited from issuing ABNs on a routine basis (i.e., where there is no reasonable basis for Medicare to not cover). Providers and suppliers must be sure that there is a reasonable basis for non-coverage associated with issuance of each ABN. Some situations may require a higher volume of ABN issuance. As long as there is proper evidence for ABN use, provider will not have violated routine notice prohibition
I did not mean "blanket" ABNs. They are person specific, item specific, price specific, date specific.