Re: Billing question

[Michelle Witges]

Our softwear calculates RUGS for annuals, quarterlies, sig. changes etc..  As we have to have a RUG score for our Medicaid reimbursement.  We calculate RUGs for all assessment's even if they are not Medicaid. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 8:10 PM Subject: Re: Billing question In a message dated 1/7/2004 8:48:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We are wondering if this presents  a problem for our billing department. Can we justify billing Medicare at an SE3 rate for days 1-14 when another MDS was done which RUGed out at CC2?  Do we need to correct the Medicare MDS and code it also as an annual??  And inactive the second MDS?  Any ideas?? Why did you even get a RUGG level for an annual assessment? Annual assessments are OBRA requirements.