Nursing Facility Visits

Definition Nursing facility visits are Evaluation and Management services provided in a skilled nursing facility or a long term nursing facility. Explanation Only a physician may perform an initial nursing facility service in a SNF. This includes admissions and re-admissions. In an NF, a non-physician practitioner (NPP) who is not employed by the NF may […]

Home and Nursing Facility Category of Code Rules | Webinar

Recorded March 21st, 2024

This webinar will explain the rules for using Evaluation and Management (E/M) services (E/M) in home and residence locations and nursing and skilled nursing facilities. This includes CMS regulations for nursing facility services. It will discuss reporting multiple E/M services when one of the visits is in a nursing facility. It will describe the correct category of code for…

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