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Hospice Physician Recertification Requirements
This instruction designates the use of occurrence span
code 77 to indicate non-covered days during a Hospice billing period due to untimely
physician recertification.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 28, 2005
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