Just a reminder about billing for DOA:
‘‘No Transport’’ Calls and Pronouncement of Death - If an ambulance supplier responds to an emergency call, but a patient is not transported due to death, three Medicare rules apply.
1. If an individual is pronounced dead prior to the time the ambulance was requested, there is no payment.
2. If the individual is pronounced dead after the ambulance has been requested, but before any services are rendered, a BLS payment will be made and no mileage will be paid.
3. If the individual is pronounced dead after being loaded into the ambulance, the same payment rules apply as if the beneficiary were alive.