Billing and Coding: Hospice - Renal Care

This billing and coding article (A56545) supplements Local Coverage Determination L34559 for hospice renal care and does not itself state specific clinical coverage criteria. Coverage, limitations, documentation, and frequency rules for hospice renal services are governed by LCD L34559 and applicable Medicare contractor guidance, so review the LCD for actionable criteria. Manual review of the LCD and local policies is required to extract detailed, claim-level rules.

"Coverage for hospice renal care is determined by the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L34559; refer to LCD L34559 for specific covered diagnoses and clinical criteria for hospice renal services."

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