LCD L34538: Hospice Determining Terminal Status — CGS
Policy LCD-L34538 · Hospice
New LCD for hospice status may affect billing methods.
Code intelligence
Z51.5 reimbursement alerts
Policy changes, MAC LCD updates, and CMS guidance matched to code Z51.5.
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Signal breakdown
2 shown · 2 total in platform
Risk: Normal
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2
Routine
100%
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LCD L33393: Hospice - Determining Terminal Status — Wellpoint Federal
Policy LCD-L33393 · Hospice
Hospice terminal status criteria finalized by Wellpoint Federal MAC.
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