CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 15, § 110.5

A3-3113.7.B, HO-235.7.B, B3-3011

The date of service on the claim must be the date that the beneficiary or authorized representative received

the DMEPOS item. If the date of delivery is not specified on the bill, the contractor should assume, in the

absence of evidence to the contrary, that the date of purchase was the date of delivery.

For mail order DMEPOS items, the date of service on the claim must be the shipping date.

The date of service on the claim must be the date that the DMEPOS item(s) was received by the nursing

facility if the supplier delivered it or the shipping date if the supplier utilized a delivery/shipping service.

An exception to the preceding statements concerning the date of service on the claim occurs when items are

provided in anticipation of discharge from a hospital or nursing facility. If a DMEPOS item is delivered to a

patient in a hospital up to two days prior to discharge to home and it is for the benefit of the patient for

purposes of fitting or training of the patient on its use, the supplier should bill the date of service on the

claim as the date of discharge to home and should use POS=12.

See the Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 5, “Items and Services Having Special DME Review

Considerations,” for additional information pertaining to the date of service on the claim. Also see the

Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 20, “Durable Medical Equipment, Surgical dressings and

Casts, Orthotics and Artificial Limbs, and Prosthetic Devices,” for additional DME billing and claims

processing information.