CMS is expanding its “three-day payment window” for outpatient services provided within 72 hours of an inpatient admission, according to an AAPC report written by Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, ...
CMS has established a new payment modifier — PD Diagnostic or related nondiagnostic item or service provided in a wholly owned or operated entity to a patient admitted as an inpatient within 3 days, ...