IL · guidance
Ill. HFS Handbook for Hospice Agencies, Topic K-250.4
General Inpatient Care – Revenue Code 0656
General inpatient care is applicable for each day the patient receives inpatient care
for a condition related to the patient’s terminal illness. See Topic K-234.1 for the
facilities where these services may be provided.
On the day of discharge from an inpatient unit, the appropriate home care rate is to
be billed unless the patient dies as an inpatient. When the patient is discharged
deceased, the general inpatient rate is to be billed for the discharge date.
Provenance
- Source
- hfs.illinois.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- hfs-k200-2016-11-01
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