G-Code Instructions Issued to CMS Contractors

In Transmittal 824 (Change Request 7182), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) instructed contractors on implementing new G-codes for reporting skilled nursing services and skilled therapy services in the home health or hospice setting. The G-codes are effective for episodes beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2011 for 32x and 33x bill types.…