Medical Billing Forum
Billing => Billing => : tomiller June 06, 2009, 05:54:46 PM
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Does anyone know which date to use for DOS on the "Home Health Certification And Plan Of Care"? (CMS-485 form)
The form has:
Box 2. Start of Care Date
Box 3. Certification Periods from: thru:
Box 12. ICD-9-CM w/Date
Box 13. ICD-9-CM w/Multiple Procedure Codes with dates listed after each
code.
Which date or dates are used when filing a claim?
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The start of care (SOC) dates in box 2 is the first Medicare billable visit if
individual is dually eligible for Medicare/Medicaid. If individual is eligible for Medicaid only, SOC
is the first Medicaid billable visit.
The start date in box 2 of the certification period must match the start of care date in box 2