See Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 9, §40.1.5, regarding a qualifying stay that consists of “general inpatient care” furnished in a hospital under the hospice benefit.

Infection criteria contained in this chapter may be necessary for determining whether a positive blood specimen represents a primary bloodstream infection (BSI) or is secondary to a different …

Refer to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 3, “Inpatient Hospital Services,” or the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 6, “SNF Inpatient Billing,” as appropriate, for …

Use of the drug or biological must be safe and effective and otherwise reasonable and necessary as specified in the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, “Covered Medical and Other …

Reference Guide for Journal Articles, Books, and Edited Book Chapters Invert names so that the last name comes first, followed by a comma and the initials. Leave a space between initials. …

Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid process is a new chapter in ICD-10-CM, which has been separated from the Nervous System and Sense Organs chapter included in ICD-9-CM. There …

These guidelines should be used as a companion document to the official version of the ICD-10-CM as published on the NCHS website. The ICD-10-CM is a morbidity classification published …