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0000003355 00000 n 1994;73:2087-2098.Hurst JW, Morris DC, Alexander RW. Some patients may not meet these guidelines, yet still have a life expectancy of 6 months or less. At the time of initial certification or recertification for hospice, the patient is or has been already optimally treated for heart disease, or are patients who are either not candidates for surgical procedures or who decline those procedures. endstream endobj 657 0 obj <> endobj 658 0 obj <>stream (Optimally treated means that patients who are not on vasodilators have a medical reason for refusing these drugs, e.g., hypotension or renal disease.). (Optimally treated means that patients who are not on vasodilators have a medical reason for refusing these drugs, e.g., hypotension or renal disease.). Left ventricular hypertrophy or fibrosis; left ventricular dilatation or hypocontractility; asymptomatic valvular heart disease; previous myocardial infarction. @7Eq p[3gXsm!t;ON-:5,lX`9^n:myuT.sf~RG}|^no\x XP\w( Severe chronic lung disease as documented by both a and b: Disabling dyspnea at rest, poorly or unresponsive to bronchodilators, resulting in decreased functional capacity, e.g., bed to chair existence, fatigue, and cough: (Documentation of Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1), after bronchodilator, less than 30% of predicted is objective evidence for disabling dyspnea, but is not necessary to obtain. You agree to take all necessary steps to ensure that your employees and agents abide by the terms of this agreement. The most severe malnutrition problems are associated with protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM), also known as protein-energy malnutrition or protein calorie undernutrition, which occurs in both chronic and acute forms. Denial is dominant defense mechanism. On the other hand, patients in the terminal stage of their illness who originally qualify for the Medicare hospice benefit but stabilize or improve while receiving hospice care, yet have a reasonable expectation of continued decline for a life expectancy of less than six months, remain eligible for hospice care. These are quite variable and include: Stage 7 (Late Dementia) Very severe cognitive decline. Such patients can be re-enrolled for a new benefit period when a decline in their clinical status is such that their life expectancy is again six months or less. (This value may be obtained from recent [within 3 months] hospital records.). 0000013895 00000 n LCDs outline how the contractor will review claims to ensure that the services provided meet Medicare coverage requirements. This can be used to compare effectiveness of different therapies and to assess the prognosis in individual patients. Frequently there is no speech at all - only grunting. Stage 3 (Early Confusional)Mild cognitive decline. B. Dementia due to Alzheimers Disease and Related DisordersPatients will be considered to be in the terminal stage of dementia (life expectancy of six months or less) if they meet the following criteria. E46 - Unspecified protein calorie malnutrition E64 - Sequelae of protein calorie malnutrition. (1 and 2 should be present, factors from 3 will lend supporting documentation. The responsibility for the content of this file/product is with CMS and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or implied. 26 Because the goal of dietary supplements is to provide adequate energy and protein. Therefore, multiple clinical parameters are required to judge the progression of ALS. Right heart failure (RHF) secondary to pulmonary disease (Cor pulmonale) (e.g., not secondary to left heart disease or valvulopathy). The two main criteria are the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM). Therefore, multiple clinical parameters are required to judge the progression of ALS. 0000003984 00000 n Unable to ambulate without assistance. Similarly, . 0000159154 00000 n Neurologic disease (CVA, ALS, MS, Parkinsons), Refractory severe autoimmune disease (e.g. Use of CDT is limited to use in programs administered by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). (1 and 2 should be present; factors from 3 will lend supporting documentation. Patients who meet the guidelines established herein are expected to have a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. Some patients decline rapidly and die quickly; others progress more slowly. Symptoms of heart failure or of the anginal syndrome may be present even at rest. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2022 American Medical Association. 0000039022 00000 n However, some are clearly more predictive of a poor prognosis than others; significant ongoing weight loss is a strong predictor, while decreased functional status is less so. Neither the United States Government nor its employees represent that use of The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. This policy describes guidelines to be used by Home Health & Hospice (HH&H) MAC in reviewing hospice claims and by hospice providers to determine eligibility of beneficiaries for hospice benefits. The baseline guidelines do not independently qualify a patient for hospice coverage.Note: The word should in the disease specific guidelines means that on medical review the guideline so identified will be given great weight in making a coverage determination. NCDs and coverage provisions in interpretive manuals are not subject to the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Review Process (42 CFR 405.860[b] and 42 CFR 426 [Subpart D]). Although coding guidelines state that only one of these criteria needs to be met . British Medical Journal. CPT is a trademark of the American Medical Association (AMA). In critically ill patients, these alterations can. presented in the material do not necessarily represent the views of the AHA. Examination by a neurologist within three months of assessment for hospice is advised, both to confirm the diagnosis and to assist with prognosis. been made to provide accurate and complete information, CMS does not guarantee that there are no errors in the information displayed These changes in clinical variables apply to patients whose decline is not considered to be reversible. Copyright © 2022, the American Hospital Association, Chicago, Illinois. Surface area of involvement of hemorrhage greater than or equal to 30% of cerebrum; Midline shift greater than or equal to 1.5 cm. Progressive loss of abilities to walk, sit up, smile, and hold head up. Making copies or utilizing the content of the UB‐04 Manual, including the codes and/or descriptions, for internal purposes, Making copies or utilizing the content of the UB‐04 Manual, including the codes and/or descriptions, for internal purposes, The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The FAST scale has 16 stages and sub-stages: Personal awareness of some functional decline. General Guidelines:Documentation certifying terminal status must contain enough information to support terminal status upon review. Documentation of the following factors will support eligibility for hospice care: Chronic persistent diarrhea for one year; Absence of or resistance to effective antiretroviral, chemotherapeutic and prophylactic drug therapy related specifically to HIV disease; Congestive heart failure, symptomatic at rest; Prothrombin time prolonged more than 5 seconds over control, or International Normalized Ratio (INR) > 1.5; End stage liver disease is present and the patient shows at least one of the following: Ascites, refractory to treatment or patient non-compliant; Hepatorenal syndrome (elevated creatinine and BUN with oliguria (< 400 ml/day) and urine sodium concentration < 10 mEq/l); Hepatic encephalopathy, refractory to treatment, or patient non-compliant; Recurrent variceal bleeding, despite intensive therapy. DATE (05/31/2018): At this time 21st Century Cures Act will apply to new and revised LCDs that restrict coverage which requires comment and notice. 1993;24:320- 327.Doyle D, Hanks G, Cherny N and Calman K. Oxford textbook of palliative medicine. Generalized and cortical neurologic signs and symptoms are frequently present. 1984;2:187-193. An asterisk (*) indicates a Serum creatinine > 8.0 mg/dl (>6.0 mg/dl for diabetics). Please note that if you choose to continue without enabling "JavaScript" certain functionalities on this website may not be available. In such cases, it is important for providers to meticulously document the factors which specify the individuals terminal prognosis.There are also patients who match a guideline at the start of hospice care, and who continue to do so for a prolonged period, e.g., greater than six months. In no event shall CMS be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of such information or material. Will be largely unaware of all recent events and experiences in their lives. Protein calorie malnutrition is a type of undernutrition. Other clinical variables not on this list may support a six-month or less life expectancy. Revision Explanation: Annual review no changes made. Protein Calorie Malnutrition Hospice Criteria. 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. the medical record and for coders to be aware of malnutrition as a potential diagnosis (ICD-10-CM codes E44.0, E44.1 and E46). The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein. PCM is estimated at 4% in the community setting; 29% in sub-acute care facilities; 27% and 38% among the hospitalized elderly aged 60 - 79 and aged 80 and older, respectively; and . Estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <10 ml/min. The license granted herein is expressly conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms and conditions contained in this agreement. An official website of the United States government. Current Dental Terminology © 2022 American Dental Association. Such patients can be re-enrolled for a new benefit period when a decline in their clinical status is such that their life expectancy is again six months or less. While every effort has All Rights Reserved (or such other date of publication of CPT). If your session expires, you will lose all items in your basket and any active searches. Documentation of 3, 4, and 5, will lend supporting documentation.). Hospice and primary care physicians: attitudes, knowledge, and barriers. startxref Patients who meet the guidelines established herein are expected to have a life expectancy of six months or less if the terminal illness runs its normal course. However, documentation expectations should comport with normal clinical documentation practices. Physiologic impairment of functional status as demonstrated by: Dependence on assistance for two or more activities of daily living (ADLs), Neurologic disease (CVA, ALS, MS, Parkinsons). ), Progression of end stage pulmonary disease, as evidenced by increasing visits to the emergency department or hospitalizations for pulmonary infections and/or respiratory failure or increasing physician home visits prior to initial certification. To capture use of hypocaloric PN dosing. These should be documented in the clinical record.These changes in clinical variables apply to patients whose decline is not considered to be reversible. Patients with chronic lung disease, long term survival in hospice, or apparent stability can still be eligible for hospice benefits, but sufficient justification for a less than six month prognosis should appear in the record.If the documentation includes any findings inconsistent with or tending to disprove a less than 6-month prognosis, they should be answered or refuted by other entries, or specifically addressed and explained. Documentation of 3, 4, and 5, will lend supporting documentation. Another option is to use the Download button at the top right of the document view pages (for certain document types). An educated person may have difficulty counting back from 40 by 4s or from 20 by 2s. No portion of the American Hospital Association (AHA) copyrighted materials contained within this publication may be ALS tends to progress in a linear fashion over time. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely. Right heart failure (RHF) secondary to pulmonary disease (Cor pulmonale) (e.g., not secondary to left heart disease or valvulopathy). Protein Calorie Malnutrition Severe Protein Calorie Malnutrition Moderate Protein Calorie Malnutrition Severe Protein Calorie Malnutrition Energy Intake <75% of EEE >7 days 50 % of EEE >5 days <75% of EEE 1 month <75% of EEE 1 month <75% of EEE 3 months 50% of EEE 1 month Weight Loss Patients who are frequently hospitalized for HF or cannot be safely discharged from the hospital; patients in the hospital awaiting heart transplantation; patients at home receiving continuous intravenous support for symptom relief or being supported with a mechanical circulatory assist device; patients in a hospice setting for management of HF. Factors from 3 will add supporting documentation. Please note that codes (CPT/HCPCS and ICD-10) have moved from LCDs to Billing & Coding Articles. 0000002894 00000 n Extent and determinants of error in doctors prognoses in terminally ill patients: prospective cohort study. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, you, your employees and agents are authorized to use CDT only as contained in the following authorized materials and solely for internal use by yourself, employees and agents within your organization within the United States and its territories. authorized with an express license from the American Hospital Association. For this reason, the history of the rate of progression in individual patients is important to obtain to predict prognosis. Should the foregoing terms and conditions be acceptable to you, please indicate your agreement and acceptance by clicking below on the button labeled "I Accept". Medicare program. You, your employees and agents are authorized to use CPT only as agreed upon with the AMA internally within your organization within the United States for the sole use by yourself, employees and agents. Weight loss not due to reversible causes such as depression or use of diuretics, Decreasing anthropomorphic measurements (mid-arm circumference, abdominal girth), not due to reversible causes such as depression or use of diuretics. Some older versions have been archived. Requires assistance dressing, bathing, and toileting. The amendment clarified that the certification is based on a clinical judgment regarding the usual course of a terminal illness, and recognizes the fact that making medical prognostications of life expectancy is not always exact. CMS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS PAGE. Lab testing is not required to establish hospice eligibility. Unable to work; able to live at home and care for most personal needs; varying amount of assistance needed. 0000009368 00000 n 0000008075 00000 n ), Chronic Kidney Disease (1 and either 2, 3 or 4 should be present. Baker D, Chin M, Cinquigrani M, et al. If you do not agree with all terms and conditions set forth herein, click below on the button labeled "I do not accept" and exit from this computer screen. On the other hand, patients in the terminal stage of their illness who originally qualify for the Medicare hospice benefit but stabilize or improve while receiving hospice care, yet have a reasonable expectation of continued decline for a life expectancy of less than six months, remain eligible for hospice care. Organizations who contract with CMS acknowledge that they may have a commercial CDT license with the ADA, and that use of CDT codes as permitted herein for the administration of CMS programs does not extend to any other programs or services the organization may administer and royalties dues for the use of the CDT codes are governed by their commercial license. documentation. 0000008630 00000 n The Tracking Sheet provides key details about the Proposed LCD, including a summary of the issue, who requested the new/updated policy, links to key documents, important process-related dates, who to contact with questions about the policy, and the history of previous policy considerations. 0000037955 00000 n 0000011855 00000 n This policy describes guidelines to be used by Home Health & Hospice (HH&H) MAC in reviewing hospice claims and by hospice providers to determine eligibility of beneficiaries for hospice benefits. All rights reserved. Clinical variables with general applicability without regard to diagnosis, as well as clinical variables applicable to a limited number of specific diagnoses, are provided. The CMS.gov Web site currently does not fully support browsers with You can use your browser's Print function (Ctrl-P on a PC or Command-P on a Mac) to view a print preview and then select PDF as the output. Severely disabled; hospital admission is indicated although death not imminent. 1991;155:384-387.Reisberg B. ElderCare online. trailer Most facts and observations tending to suggest a greater than 6 month prognosis are predictable and apparent, such as a prolonged stay in hospice or a low immediate mortality diagnosis, as stated above. guidelines described in Part I. Alternatively, the baseline non-disease specific guidelines described in Part II plus the applicable disease specific guidelines listed in Part III will establish the necessary expectancy. This bibliography presents those sources that were obtained during the development of this policy. 4 Methodologies to Determine Hospice Eligibility Meets Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) Meets most LCD guidelines and documented decline Meets most LCD guidelines and additional co-morbidities Physician's clinical judgment Guidelines & Indicators General Guidelines Non-specific Disease Guidelines International Classification of Functioning Since determination of decline presumes assessment of the patients status over time, it is essential that both baseline and follow-up determinations be reported where appropriate. Please review and accept the agreements in order to view Medicare Coverage documents, which may include licensed information and codes. The American Hospital Association (the "AHA") has not reviewed, and is not responsible for, the completeness or The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E43 became effective on October 1, 2022. The criteria refer to patients with various forms of advanced pulmonary disease who eventually follow a final common pathway for end stage pulmonary disease. While every effort has License to use CPT for any use not authorized herein must be obtained through the AMA, CPT Intellectual Property Services, AMA Plaza 330 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 39300, Chicago, IL 60611-5885. All Rights Reserved. %PDF-1.4 % Able to carry on normal activity and to work; no special care needed. Such patients can be re-enrolled for a new benefit period when a decline in their clinical status is such that their life expectancy is again six months or less. Before an LCD becomes final, the MAC publishes Proposed LCDs, which include a public comment period. 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The criteria refer to patients with various forms of advanced pulmonary disease who eventually follow a final common pathway for end stage pulmonary disease. All billing and coding information was previously moved to the related Billing and Coding Article, A52830. 0000001587 00000 n Severe chronic lung disease as documented by both a and b: Disabling dyspnea at rest, poorly or unresponsive to bronchodilators, resulting in decreased functional capacity, e.g., bed to chair existence, fatigue, and cough; (Documentation of Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second (FEV1), after bronchodilator, less than 30% of predicted is objective evidence for disabling dyspnea, but is not necessary to obtain. (Documentation of serial decrease of FEV1>40 ml/year is objective evidence for disease progression, but is not necessary to obtain. ): Increasing pCO2 or decreasing pO2 or decreasing SaO2; Increasing calcium, creatinine or liver function studies; Increasing tumor markers (e.g. LCDs are specific to an item or service (procedure) and they define the specific diagnosis (illness or injury) for which the item or service is covered. CMS and its products and services are Large anterior infarcts with both cortical and subcortical involvement; Upper urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis); Medicare Contractor Medical Directors' Hospice Workgroup, B. Friedman, M. Harwood, M. Shields. Applications are available at the AMA Web site, http://www.ama-assn.org/go/cpt. These materials contain Current Dental Terminology (CDTTM), copyright© 2022 American Dental Association (ADA). Decline in Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) or Palliative Performance Score (PPS) from <70% due to progression of disease. These should be documented in the clinical record. endstream endobj 647 0 obj <>/Metadata 45 0 R/Pages 44 0 R/StructTreeRoot 47 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 648 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/Properties<>>>/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 612.0 792.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 649 0 obj <> endobj 650 0 obj <> endobj 651 0 obj [/ICCBased 686 0 R] endobj 652 0 obj [/ICCBased 687 0 R] endobj 653 0 obj <> endobj 654 0 obj <> endobj 655 0 obj <> endobj 656 0 obj <>stream CMS believes that the Internet is an effective method to share LCDs that Medicare contractors develop. Other clinical variables not on this list may support a six-month or less life expectancy. It was adopted by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and will go into effect in 2024. Comatose patients with any 3 of the following on day three of coma: Documentation of medical complications, in the context of progressive clinical decline, within the previous 12 months, which support a terminal prognosis: Documentation of diagnostic imaging factors which support poor prognosis after stroke include: Infratentorial: greater than or equal to 20 ml. preparation of this material, or the analysis of information provided in the material. ]6o?7#qij]e]#mvb:~=y1\N(QhnX- }%h=#8At#ZRUpJK$\v&$&Np\KOI&'=%Oxu}j.bJBmv;]wy'.p|Wst]M3 \;y^zLGazW@ZzLgZ\$f29o"T=c(%/&Kp:,j{L Fu G ), HIV DiseasePatients will be considered to be in the terminal stage of their illness (life expectancy of six months or less) if they meet the following criteria. The AMA disclaims responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable to or related to any use, non-use, or interpretation of information contained or not contained in this file/product. (1 and 2 should be present. Some patients may not meet these guidelines, yet still have a life expectancy of six months or less. While not necessarily a contraindication to Hospice care, the decision to institute either artificial ventilation or artificial feeding may significantly alter six month prognosis.

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