BILL116 - Ostomy Supplies: Documentation and Billing

This course will help you become familiar with the documentation, coding, modifiers and billing requirements in order to bill Medicare for ostomy supplies. To successfully complete this course, you must attain a minimum score of 80 percent on the final exam and complete the course training survey.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the basic coverage criteria for ostomy supplies; 
2. Identify the basic documentation that is required to be in the beneficiary's file prior to submitting a claim for ostomy supplies to Medicare; 
3. Reduce CERT (Comprehensive Error Rate Testing) errors for ostomy supplies; 
4. Explain basic claim submission requirements for ostomy supplies.

Continuing education: 1.0 Category 2 CPE credits by the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC); VGM Education is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.