Billing of the Transportation Fee by Portable X-ray Suppliers

CR 9354 removes the word “Medicare” before “patient” in the “Medicare Claims Processing Manual” (Publication 100-04, Chapter 13, Section 90.3) and clarifies guidance when more than one patient is X-rayed at the same location. Portable X-ray suppliers receive a transportation fee for transporting portable X-ray equipment to the location where portable X-rays are taken. If more than one patient at the same location is X-rayed, the portable X-ray transportation fee is allocated among the patients. CMS believes it would be more appropriate to allocate the transportation fee among all patients who receive portable X-ray services in a single trip. Medicare should not pay for more than its share of the transportation costs for portable X-ray services.

 

 

Source: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/Downloads/R3387CP.pdf