Provider/Beneficiary Eligibility
HBO9A
Billing provider does not match the rendering provider documented in the medical records.
HBO9B
The supervising provider specialty is not certified to supervise Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy.
HBO9C
Beneficiary is not eligible for Medicare Benefits.
HBO9D
The facility is not authorized or eligible to bill Medicare.
HBO9E
The supervising provider is not authorized or eligible to bill Medicare.
Other
HBO0A
Documentation received does not support Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy a letter will be forthcoming with additional information
Order
HBO8A
Written physician/practitioner signed order not provided for Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy.
HBO8B
The signature on the physician/practitioner order was illegible and no signature attestation was submitted.
HBO8C
Missing valid signature on the physician/practitioner order.
HBO8D
Order provided does not indicate number of treatments.
HBO8E
Order provided does not have patient name.
HBO8F
Order provided is not dated.
Medical necessity
HBO3A
Documentation provided indicates less than 30 days of standard wound care treatment was completed for diabetic wound management.
HBO3B
Diagnostic test provided does not confirm the diagnosis.
HBO3C
The documentation for continued use of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy for the identified wound did not show measurable signs of improvement after 30 days of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy.
HBO3D
The documentation did not support the diabetic wound to be a Wagner grade III or higher.
HBO3E
The documentation supports there was measurable signs of healing to the wound with the use of standard wound care prior to the initiation of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy.
HBO3F
Documentation indicates patient's vascular status was compromised but was not addressed.
HBO3G
Documentation indicates patient is at nutritional risk but no education was provided regarding nutrition.
HBO3H
The documentation does not indicate optimal glucose control has been achieved or attempted for diabetic wounds (i.e. medication management to include insulin or oral meds, routine glucose checks ordered).
HBO3I
Documentation indicates an active infection is present and is not being treated.
HBO3J
Documentation indicates there is devitalized tissue in the wound and debridement of this tissue was not completed.
HBO3K
The submitted Diagnosis code(s) does not meet 1 of the 15 Covered Conditions based on the ICD-9/ICD-10 codes approved per Medicare’s National Coverage Determination (NCD) Guidelines.
HBO3L
Documentation indicates patient was not tolerant of Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy.
HBO3M
The medical documentation does not support the medical necessity for Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy, however, a valid Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) was submitted.
HBO3N
The medical documentation does not support the medical necessity for Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy, however, an invalid Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) was submitted.
Local Coverage Determination (LCD), National Coverage Determination (NCD) and articles for medical review
HB11A
The decision to deny is based on a Local Coverage Determination (LCD) or an Article (LCA) for medical review based on the National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy. A copy of the policy/article and NCD is available at www.cms.gov/mcd. Or if you do not have web access, you may contact the contractor to request a copy of the LCD or article.
Insufficient documentation/ Specific Conditions
HBO2K
There is no documentation that patient needs preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts.
HBO2L
There is no documentation that patient has chronic refractory osteomyelitis.
HBO2M
There is no documentation indicating patient was unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical management for chronic refractory osteomyelitis.
HBO2N
There is no documentation that patient has osteoradionecrosis.
HBO2O
There is no documentation that treatment is an adjunct to conventional treatment for osteoradionecrosis.
HBO2P
There is no documentation that patient has soft tissue radionecrosis.
HBO2Q
There is no documentation that treatment is an adjunct to conventional treatment for soft tissue radionecrosis.
HBO2R
There is no documentation that patient has cyanide poisoning.
HBO2S
There is no documentation that patient has actinomycosis.
HBO2T
There is no documentation that treatment is an adjunct to conventional therapy when the disease process is refractory to antibiotics and surgical treatment for actinomycosis.
HBO2U
There is no documentation patient has both type I or type II diabetes and a lower extremity wound that is due to diabetes.
HBO2V
There is no documentation patient has a diabetic wound classified as Wagner grade III or higher.
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