payment for PICC

[Carol O'Brien]

We are trying to determine if it would be beneficial to have a group come 
in-house to place PICC lines.  If we have a Medicare A resident that we send 
out to the hospital for a PICC line, are we responsible for the procedure in 
our per diem rate?  How about the X-ray to verify placement? Transportation 
to and from?

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