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Reporting Hospice Visits Under Change Request (CR) 6440

Skilled nurse, aide, social worker

Skilled Nursing Revenue code 055X HCPCS G0154
Medical Social Services (social worker) Revenue code 056X HCPCS G0155
Medical Social Services – phone call Revenue code 0569 HCPCS G0155
Aide Revenue code 057X HCPCS G0156
Routine Home Care Revenue code 0651
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Continuous Home Care Revenue code 0652
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Respite – Hospice employed staff Revenue code 0655
Respite – Non-hospice staff in contracted facility Not reported
General Inpatient Care (GIP) – Hospice employed staff Revenue code 0656
  • Reported weekly (Sun-Sat)
Non-hospice staff in contracted facility Not reported

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Social worker phone calls

Please Note – only social worker phone calls that are necessary for the palliation & managementof the terminal illness and related conditions, as described in the plan of care, should be reported. For more information, see CMS FAQ 9970External Website.

Routine Home Care Revenue code 0651
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Continuous Home Care Revenue code 0652
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Respite – Hospice employed staff Revenue code 0655
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Respite – Non-hospice staff in contracted facility Not reported
General Inpatient Care (GIP) – Hospice employed staff Not reported
Non-hospice staff in contracted facility Not reported

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Therapy

Physical therapy Revenue code 042X HCPCS G0151
Occupational therapy Revenue code 043X HCPCS G0152
Speech-Language Pathology Revenue code 044X HCPCS G0135
Routine Home Care Revenue code 0651
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Continuous Home Care Revenue code 0652
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Respite – Hospice employed staff Revenue code 0655
  • Line item billed, 15-minute increments
Respite – Non-hospice staff in contracted facility Not reported
General Inpatient Care (GIP) – Hospice employed staff Not reported
Non-hospice staff in contracted facility Not reported

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