Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 8 § 100
Dialysis Sessions Furnished to Patients Who are Traveling
100 - Dialysis Sessions Furnished to Patients Who are Traveling
(Rev. 10640, Issued:08-06-21, Effective:09-07-21, Implementation:09-07-21)
A. Dialysis at Another Facility
All in-facility dialysis treatments furnished by and in a facility are billed by and paid to
that facility under the ESRD PPS. This is true even if the patient is only temporary at a
particular facility while traveling.
B. Temporary Home Dialysis
Patients who normally dialyze in a facility may wish to dialyze temporarily as home
dialysis patients while they travel or vacation.
Training services furnished to temporary home dialysis patients are covered and paid at
the training rate subject to the usual rules for reimbursement of training services.