Update to Chapter 20, “Billing for Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment,” Section 130.6
This transmittal amends Section 130.6 of the Claims Processing Manual in order to clarify oxygen billing practices. This revision removes the outdated oxygen billing language referring to units of service of cubic feet for gaseous oxygen and pounds for liquid oxygen and replaces it with the current unit equal to one month of service.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 17, 2006
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