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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 9, § 60.1
Billing Guidelines for RHCs Claims under the AIR System
When billing Medicare, RHCs must report all services provided during the
encounter/visit by listing the appropriate revenue and HCPCS code. The additional
revenue lines with detailed HCPCS code(s) are for information and data gathering
purposes.
Encounters with more than one health professional and multiple encounters with the same
health professionals that take place on the same day and at a single location generally
constitute a single visit. For RHCs, the payment is applied to the service line with
revenue code 052X for medical and revenue code 0900 for mental health visits with
modifier (MOD) CG.
For example:
Appropriate
Rev Code
Appropriate
HCPCS code
MOD DOS Charges
0521 99213 -Evaluation
and Management
(E&M)
CG 01/01 300.00
Note: The examples in this chapter may vary and are subject to change as needed.
Please see section 50 for more information on reporting modifier CG.
For example:
Appropriate
Rev Code
Appropriate
HCPCS Code
MOD DOS Charges
0521 99213 - E&M CG 01/01 300.00
0770 G0402 -
Preventive Service
(PS)
01/01 50.00
Medicare will make an additional AIR payment for IPPE, when billed on the same day
with a qualified encounter/visit. When reporting an additional encounter/visit for IPPE,
the RHC reports the Appropriate HCPCS Code for the service. The revenue lines should
be reflected as follows:
For example:
Appropriate
Rev Code
Appropriate
HCPCS code
MOD DOS Charges
0521 99213 - E&M CG 01/01 75.00
0419 94640 - Breathing
treatment
01/01 75.00
0521 G0402 - Initial
Preventive
01/01 150.00
Physical
Examination
(IPPE)
For RHCs, Medicare will make an additional AIR payment for a subsequent illness or
injury that occurs on the same day. This is reported on the claim with an additional
service line with revenue code 052X, a valid HCPCS code and modifier 59. Please see
section 50 for more information on reporting modifier 59.
For example:
Appropriate
Rev Code
Appropriate
HCPCS code
MOD DOS Charges
0521 99213 - E&M CG 01/01 150.00
0479 69209 - Removal
of Wax from Ear
01/01 50.00
0521 99212 - OV
(Office Visit)
59 01/01 135.00
0272 A6402 - Surgical
Dressing
01/01 25.00
0279 29130 - Finger
Split
01/01 95.00
History
(Rev. 13264, Issued:06-09-25; Effective: 06-02-25; Implementation: 06-02-25)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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