Internet Only Manual Updates to Pub. 100-02 and 100-04 to Implement Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 Changes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
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Skilled Nursing Facility: Updates to Services Excluded from Consolidated Billing
CMS updated manuals to add marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors to the list of services excluded from skilled nursing facility consolidated billing effective January 1, 2024:
- Section 10.2 Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 8 (PDF); see the instruction to your Medicare Administrative (MAC) (PDF)
- Section 20.1.1 Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 6 (PDF); see the instruction to your MAC (PDF)