Payments for home services.

(a) The RNHCI nursing visits are paid at the modified low utilization payment adjusted (LUPA) rate used under the home health prospective payment system at § 484.230 of this chapter. (b) Appropriate DME items are paid as priced by Medicare, minus the deductible and coinsurance liability of the beneficiary. [69 FR 66419, Nov. 15, 2004]