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This video will educate you on the usage of the advance beneficiary notice of noncoverage, also known as an ABN. You must issue an ABN when you expect Medicare may deny payment for an item or service due to one of the following: The item or service is not considered medically reasonable and necessary for a particular patient in a particular instance, or The care being provided is considered custodial care. An ABN related to hospice care is required due to one of the following: The beneficiary does not meet Medicare's "terminally ill" definition, and hospice services are still going to be provided. The hospice level of care is not reasonable and necessary to manage the beneficiary's terminal illness, and hospice services are still going to be provided at that level of care. Items and services are being billed separately from the hospice payment, such as physician services and are not considered reasonable and necessary. If the services are considered reasonable and necessary, an ABN is not required. Home Health Agencies must issue an ABN for patients that are not homebound, or do not require skilled nursing care on an intermittent basis. An ABN is also required for Outpatient Physical Therapy services performed on or after January 1, 2013 when the services are in excess of the therapy cap amounts and do not qualify for a therapy cap exception. Common reasons that Medicare is likely to deny items or services as not medically reasonable and necessary include: Care that is considered experimental and/or investigational or "research only". The service is not indicated for diagnosis and/or treatment in the beneficiary's specific case. The service is not safe or effective. Medicare has been billed for a quantity greater than allowed in a specific period for the beneficiaries corresponding diagnosis. To prevent unnecessary denials and ensure you are issuing an ABN when necessary you should familiarize yourself with the National Coverage Determinations and Local Coverage Determinations. Medicare providers are not required to issue an ABN when the item or service is never covered because it is statutorily excluded from coverage or in most cases when care is provided but fails to meet a technical benefit requirement. For example, the service requires certification and certification was not obtained. However, an ABN may be issued as a voluntary notice to assist the beneficiary in making an informed decision. Some examples of statutorily excluded items and services include: personal comfort items, routine physicals, foot, eye and dental care, and cosmetic surgery. In addition, services that fail to meet a technical benefit requirement are also considered excluded. Those may include: ambulance service provided that is beyond the nearest appropriate facility or self-administered drugs and biologicals. A voluntary ABN serves as a courtesy to the beneficiary in forewarning them of a potential financial obligation. If a voluntary ABN is issued the beneficiary should not be asked to choose an option box or sign the notice. Providers are not required to bill Medicare in these cases. Instead you may...