April 17, 2023

Instructions for Home Health Original Claims

Effective April 1, 2023, Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will return original home health claims (Type of Bill 0329) with cross-reference document control numbers (XREF DCN). Home health agencies should only submit these control numbers on adjustment claims. For more information, see Sections 130.1, 160, and 160.1 Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 1 Instruction to your Medicare Administrative Contractor