The claim is billed with the date of discharge as the date of service.
A version of this article was first published March 29, 2021, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to HealthLeaders.
Q: How do we bill Medicare for COVID-19 vaccines administred to hospital inpatients?
A: For COVID-19 vaccines provided to inpatients, similar to other preventative services only paid under part B, an inpatient part B claim (012X) must be submitted for payment of the vaccine administration.
The claim is billed with the date of discharge as the date of service.
For more informaiton, see "Note from the instructor: CMS provides additional information on billing and coding for COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibodies" by Kimberly Hoy, JD, CPC.
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