how do I bill public aid for dialysis charges in illinois-what hcps code do I use for treatments?
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This rule is found in the Medicare/Medicaid annual update newsletter for one state. The state of Illinois may differ. Just go to your Medicare/Medicaid state website and verify this information.\n\nSUBJECT: BILLING DIALYSIS CLAIMS\nType of Bill 721,722, 723, and 724 for dialysis claims. This will facilitate the crossover billing from Medicare. The following revenue codes and procedure codes to bill for dialysis services are acceptable:\nRevenue Code Corresponding HCPCS Code (if applicable)\n270 Supplies\n272 Sterile Supplies\n634 EPO < 10,000 Units Q4055 (Other Q codes for EPO prior to 04/01/2004)\n635 EPO >= 10,000 Units Q4055 (Other Q codes for EPO prior to 04/01/2004)\n636 Drugs requiring detailed coding Correct HCPCS injection code\n821 Hemodialysis/Composite Rate 90999\n831 Peritoneal/Composite Rate 90945 or 90947\n841 CAPD/Composite Rate 90945 or 90947 and 90993\n851 CCPD/Composite Rate 90945 or 90947 and 90993\n881 Ultrafiltration\n882 Home Dialysis Aid Visit\nThe G codes G0308–G0327 effective January 1, 2004 and implemented by Medicare on October 18, 2004 for managing patients on dialysis with variable payments based on the\nnumber of visits provided within each month should be used for services performed in an outpatient setting. Only one G code should be billed per month for the services performed in that month. Another billing requirement is to put the service date on each detail line (form locator 45 of the UB92). The FROM and THROUGH dates of service at the header(form locator 6 on the UB 92), must match the total days billed at the detail level.
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Generally these are location codes. From a google search, it sounds like somewhere near Chicago. I don't know the area well enough to tell you where (someone else here might), but I assume the IL stands for Illinois.
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You could go to an emergency room.  They'll bill you or you can go to your local health department.  They can give you free or discounted services. Or you could contact your Department of Social Services.
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Once the bill collectors have them, they are already written off by the medical service provider, and they sold them to the collection agency for less than 10% of the face value.  At that point, the collection agency gets to keep any money they recover; none of it goes back to the medical care provider.  So the social assistance agencies can't help you pay any of these back.  You should search the web for advice on how to preserve all your rights when dealing with collection agencies.  If you don't have the money to pay the full bill, it is not profitable for them to sue you (even though they legally can), so they would rather negotiate a price that you can pay.  But get everything in writing and don't agree to anything over the phone.\n\nFor the future, if you have low income and don't have insurance, check with your county social service agency about getting catastrophic insurance with them.  You will fill out a financial statement, and they will set the premiums according to their guidelines.  Then if you need emergency or critical care, this will cover the physician fees when you are treated at a county hospital (the hospital can usually get reimbursed through medicaid for its charges, but the doctor's can't).  There are a lot of working people with low incomes who fall in this gap, and in most states, the county has the only agency to provide a little bit of a safety net.  (In states like California and New York, the state agencies may adequately fill this role).
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Here it is: http://www.psk12.com/rating/USthreeRsphp/STATE_IL_level_High_CountyID_0.html
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Tr talking to someone in Billing at the hospital. Then Talk to the police they can file the costs in with the charges.
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I would say contact your local Department of Social Services....they may assist in the bill, or pay all of it...or even suggest a location where this service may be free or at least on a reduced pay plan?  Good luck!
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cook county in IL or MN?\n\nlet's assume that it is IL.  \nhere is the link to DHS of IL \nhttp://www.dhs.state.il.us/ts/fss/il444-0565n.asp\n\nyou may apply for social assistance. there are established guidelines to determine if you are eligible.
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Your mother should have received a book when she received her medical card. In this book is a list of doctors who take medicaid. You can also call the state's main line. They have to have a list of doctors in the state that take medical cards.\n\nLet me see if I can make a phone call and I'll try to get back to you.\n\nChicago office of IL DHS said to call 800-843-6154 for help. Good luck.
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If you have no money, call some clinics from the Yellow Pages and try to negotiate with them on a partial payment.\n\nCall the Department of Human Services.  They may have a list of clinics that charge based on your income.\n\nGo to the emergency room.  They can't refuse you....Good luck!
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Hey!! \n\nI can let you know what I know of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.  I've been a hemodialysis patient since September '04. \n\nHemodialysis patients go to a dialysis center to get their treatments.  Treatments consist of sitting in a chair and getting two needles-an arterial and venus-stuck into an access.  An access is either a fistula or graph that is made in your arm or leg.  A fistula is where they "twist" your arteries and veins inside your arm to make them "accessible."  A graph is a device they put inside your arm or leg.  Another access is a heart catheter.  \n\nOnce you are connected to the machine, your blood is basically run through a filter that filters out the toxins in your blood.  When your kidneys began to fail, you urinate less.  So, another function of the machine is to "suck" out excess fluids from your body.  They last time I checked my BC/BS statement, my hemodialysis treatments were costing about $3000 a pop.  \n\nYou go to dialysis on either Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.  Treatment lenghts vary between patients based on your size and how much extra fluid weight you have gained.  My treatments are 4 hours.\n\nThere are many types of Peritoneal dialysis, nicknamed PD.\n"In PD, a soft tube called a catheter is used to fill your abdomen with a cleansing liquid called dialysis solution. The walls of your abdominal cavity are lined with a membrane called the peritoneum, which allows waste products and extra fluid to pass from your blood into the dialysis solution. The solution contains a sugar called dextrose that will pull wastes and extra fluid into the abdominal cavity. These wastes and fluid then leave your body when the dialysis solution is drained. The used solution, containing wastes and extra fluid, is then thrown away. The process of draining and filling is called an exchange and takes about 30 to 40 minutes. The period the dialysis solution is in your abdomen is called the dwell time. A typical schedule calls for four exchanges a day, each with a dwell time of 4 to 6 hours. Different types of PD have different schedules of daily exchanges.' I have no idea how much PD costs.  I know that Medicare covers 80% and your private insurance pays the rest.\n\nSome other things you may want to consider:  \n-PD has many supplies that have to be ordered and kept in the home.\n-You can get infections at the PD site.  Something to consider especially if your kidney failure is the result of diabetes.\n-If I could do it, I'd do nocturnal home hemo in a minute.  Longer run times, so your blood pressure doesn't bottom out.  More time to cleanse the blood.  You can accomplish two things at once: sleep and dialysis!!  Look into that, as well!!\n\nLet me direct you to a site that will have the answers to many of your kidney disease questions.  It's http://www.kidneyschool.org\n\nThere are two really good YAHOO groups that can give you information about dialysis.\nhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/A_dialysis_and_support_group/  which is a small group of about 25 people.  A very fun and friendly atmosphere.\nand http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dialysis_support/ A very large network of around 1,000 patients, family and friends.\n\nHave an AWESOME day!!\n\nCosmicKelly :)
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yes!  They are used on dialysis machines which are used for people with kidney failure.
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Here it is:\nhttp://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp
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A county hospital is your best bet. We med students and internists and residents are always available to help. There is this thing called ATP where you pay 80 dollars and everything else is paid for (i.e. lab work, diagnostic imaging, etc).
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Go to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan website to check for physicians that participate in your PPO for oakland county.  The web address is as follows:\nhttp://www.bcbsm.com/home/where_you_can_go_for_care/physicians.shtml\n\nUnder option D, select Oakland, and enter the zip code if you know it.  It will list physicians, and you can see if yours is listed.\n\nAs far as whether your policy is applicable, call the physicians office and tell them you have Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO and ask if they accept it.  They will usually ask you for the information on your insurance card, and then they will call to check on your coverage.\n\nEven if they are not listed in the physician finder, ask them if they accept your insurance.  If they do, it means they will accept the reimbursement rate covered by your PPO (so you won't have to pay any overage).  However, you will still be responsible for a co-pay percentage, which might be higher for an out-of-network provider.\n\nI'm in a PPO with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, and the co-pay is the same for in-network or out-of-network.
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http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/default.asp
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If I know what part I might be able to help here are a few websites that will help you.\nhttp://www.umd.nycpic.com/Guide-HCFA-1500.html\nhttp://www.noridianmedicare.com/provider/pubs/med_b/news/iowa/0297spcl.html