{"id":1171,"date":"2022-11-14T10:52:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frescogamingstudio.com\/hospice\/?page_id=1171"},"modified":"2026-02-02T03:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:19:22","slug":"hospice-physician-billing-faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caremust.com\/hospice\/hospice-physician-billing-faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospice Physician Billing FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1171\" class=\"elementor elementor-1171\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a73517e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7a73517e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a011882\" data-id=\"a011882\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3530245f de_scroll_animation_no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3530245f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hospice Physician Billing FAQ\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e7daea4 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width de_scroll_animation_no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4e7daea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/caremust.com\/hospice\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">HOME<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star-of-life\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FAQs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4369191b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4369191b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ef2f5c4\" data-id=\"6ef2f5c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aade6a6 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2aade6a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>FAQs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b742f6f de_scroll_animation_no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b742f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hospice Physician Billing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75899cc2 de_scroll_animation_no elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"75899cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion floating-style\" id=\"accordion-69e18cf047d2f\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-75899cc2\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-e36892469e18cf047d2f\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-e36892469e18cf047d2f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-e36892469e18cf047d2f\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">When can hospices bill Medicare for physician services?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-open icon-right icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-closed icon-right icon icon-left-arrows\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-e36892469e18cf047d2f\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-75899cc2\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e18cf047d2f\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p>Billing and payment of hospice physician services are discussed in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (CMS Pub. 100-04) Ch. 11 \u00a7 40External PDF. Physician and nurse practitioner (NP) services that are related to the\u00a0<strong>terminal illness<\/strong>\u00a0and are professional (hands-on) in nature are billed to CGS when the physician or NP is employed, under contract, or is a volunteer of the hospice. If the services are provided by an independent attending physician\/NP, the physician\/NP bills the Medicare Part B Carrier\/MAC.<\/p><p>Administrative activities are included in the per diem, and not separately billable. In addition, in order for\u00a0the NP services to be separately billable, the NP must be the patient\u2019s attending physician at the time the hospice benefit was elected.<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-75899cc2\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-4d03f4569e18cf047d2f\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-4d03f4569e18cf047d2f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-4d03f4569e18cf047d2f\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How are physician&#039;s services billed to Medicare?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-open icon-right icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-closed icon-right icon icon-left-arrows\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-4d03f4569e18cf047d2f\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-75899cc2\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e18cf047d2f\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            Professional services provided by a physician who is employed, or working under an arrangement with the hospice are separately billable by the hospice and can be included on the hospice claim that is submitted to CGS. Revenue code 0657 is used to indicate a physician\u2019s service, along with the\nappropriate HCPCS code for the service provided. Units, charges, and a service date must also be included. For services provided by an NP serving as the patient\u2019s attending physician, you must also report the modifier \u2018GV\u2019. For additional information, refer to the CGS \u201cBilling Hospice Physician and Nurse PractitionerServicesPDF\u201d quick resource tool, or the \u201cBilling Hospice Physician and Nurse Practitioner Services\u201d Webpage.                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-75899cc2\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6e7171e69e18cf047d2f\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6e7171e69e18cf047d2f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6e7171e69e18cf047d2f\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What if the physician&#039;s services were unrelated to the patient&#039;s terminal prognosis?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-open icon-right icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-closed icon-right icon icon-left-arrows\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6e7171e69e18cf047d2f\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-75899cc2\" data-parent=\"#accordion-69e18cf047d2f\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            If the physician\u2019s services are not related to the treatment of the terminal condition for which\nhospice care was elected, the services are billed by the physician to the Part B MAC using the modifier\n\u2018GW\u2019 to indicate services are unrelated to the terminal illness.                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-75899cc2\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-237eeb169e18cf047d2f\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-237eeb169e18cf047d2f\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-237eeb169e18cf047d2f\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Can a physician assistant who is employed by the hospice furnish billable services to a hospice patient?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-open icon-right icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n                                        <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-closed icon-right icon icon-left-arrows\"><\/i>                                  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