Hospice Billing Service

Depending on your plan, you can continue to receive hospice services while paying your premiums. However, during general inpatient care or respite care, a hospice patient may owe a coinsurance payment that is equal to the annual deductible in an inpatient hospital. In this scenario, the Medicare benefit for hospice care is sufficient to cover the costs for both. The hospice will bill the Medicare patient for its services during the hospice coinsurance period. Typically, the hospice bills for the Medicare patient's services using their Medicare Part A provider number.

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