Can the hospital bill Medicare Part B for SNF patients if the hospital is contracted with a dialysis provider to provide acute services and the SNF has been sending the patients over to the acute setting to have dialysis?
Question
Can the hospital bill Medicare Part B for SNF patients if the hospital is contracted with a dialysis provider to provide acute services and the SNF has been sending the patients over to the acute setting to have dialysis?
Answer
The hospital can bill for the services only if it is a Medicare certified ESRD facility.