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Medicare A and MD office visit
A Medicar A patient in a SNF is in need of a skin graft to be done at a Podiatrist office. Is the SNF responsible for absorbing all the charges that come from that Skin Graft? (i.e.: additional office visits, MD charges and procedural charges?
re: Medicare A and MD office visit
Medicare Carriers Manual Part 3 - clarifying that outside providers and suppliers cannot submit a separate claim to Medicare for services rendered during a SNF covered stay except for "physician professional services."
http://www.trailblazerhealth.com/Publications/Training%20Manual/SNFConsolidatedBilling.pdf