Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 2 § 30.6.1.5
Health Insurance Query for Home Health Agencies (HIQH)
30.6.1.5 - Health Insurance Query for Home Health Agencies (HIQH)
(Rev. 3441, Issued: 01-15-16, Effective; 12-31-13; ASC X12: 01-01-12, MAC
Implementation: 02-16-16; ASC X12: 02-16-16)
This transaction, which is available through A/B MAC (HHH) remote access, is used by
HHAs to ascertain whether an episode has been opened for a given beneficiary by
another provider (who is the primary HHA) and to track episodes for beneficiaries for
whom the inquiring HHA is the primary HHA.