Author Question: What is the 72-hour rule?[br][br][b][color=red]Question 2[/color][/b][br][br]The Code of Federal ... (Read 28 times)

wrbasek0 · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

What is the 72-hour rule?

Question 2

The Code of Federal Regulations contains the basic rules that regulate Medicare payments to teaching physicians.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

LVPMS · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

When a hospital provides services to a Medicare patient as an outpatient within 72 hours of a related inpatient admission, charges for those outpatient services must not be billed separately.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE