CMS's Billing Examples for Hospitals With Multiple Service Locations

CMS provided examples of how to report service facility addresses under different circumstances in an MLN Matters.[1]

No.

Service Facility

Billing Provider

Service Facility Address

Modifier Used

1

Billing provider (Main Campus) Only

Yes

N/A

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on billing provider services.

2

Billing Provider (Main Campus), Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

N/A

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on Main Campus services. Modifier “PO” required on services with a HCPCS from Excepted Off-Campus.

3

Billing Provider (Main Campus), Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

N/A

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on Main Campus services. Modifier “PN” required on services with a HCPCS from Non-Excepted Off-Campus.

4

Billing Provider (Main Campus), Campus of Multi-Campus provider*

Yes

N/A

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on billing provider services or other Campus services of a Multi-Campus.

5

Campus of Multi-Campus provider*

Yes

Yes Campus Address*

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on billing Campus services of a Multi-Campus.

6

Billing Provider (Main Campus), Excepted Off-Campus, Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

N/A

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on Billing Provider services. Modifier “PO” required on services with a HCPCS from Excepted Off-Campus. Modifier “PN” required on services with a HCPCS from Non-Excepted Off-Campus.

7

Billing Provider (Main Campus), Campus of Multi-Campus provider*, Excepted Off-Campus, Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

N/A

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on billing provider services or other Campus services of a Multi-Campus. Modifier “PO” required on services with a HCPCS from Excepted Off-Campus. Modifier “PN” required on services with a HCPCS from Non-Excepted Off-Campus.

8

Campus of Multi-Campus provider*, Excepted Off-Campus, Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

Yes Campus Address*

No “PO” or “PN” Modifier required on billing Campus services of a Multi-Campus. Modifier “PO” required on services with a HCPCS from Excepted Off-Campus. Modifier “PN” required on services with a HCPCS from Non-Excepted Off-Campus.

9

Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

Yes

Modifier “PO” required on all services with a HCPCS.

10

Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

Yes

Modifier “PN” required on all services with a HCPCS.

11

Excepted Off-Campus, Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

Yes First Registered Encounter

Modifier “PO” required on services with a HCPCS from Excepted Off-Campus. Modifier “PN” required on services with a HCPCS from Non-Excepted Off-Campus.

12

Excepted Off-Campus, Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

Yes First Registered Encounter

Modifier “PO” required on all services with a HCPCS.

13

Non-Excepted Off-Campus, Non-Excepted Off-Campus

Yes

Yes First Registered Encounter

Modifier “PN” required on all services with a HCPCS.

* Campus address is different from Billing Provider address; if the Campus address is the same as the Billing Provider address, follow the billing provider instructions.

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