[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR424.34]

[Page 942]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 424--CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C--Claims for Payment
 
Sec. 424.34  Additional requirements: Beneficiary's claim for direct payment.

    (a) Basic rule. A beneficiary's claim for direct payment for 
services furnished by a supplier, or by a nonparticipating hospital that 
has not elected to claim payment for emergency services, must include an 
itemized bill or a ``report of services'', as specified in paragraphs 
(b) and (c) of this section.
    (b) Itemized bill from the hospital or supplier. The itemized bill 
for the services, which may be receipted or unpaid, must include all of 
the following information:
    (1) The name and address of--
    (i) The beneficiary;
    (ii) The supplier or nonparticipating hospital that furnished the 
services; and
    (iii) The physician who prescribed the services if they were 
furnished by a supplier other than the physician.
    (2) The place where each service was furnished, e.g., home, office, 
independent laboratory, hospital.
    (3) The date each service was furnished.
    (4) A listing of the services in sufficient detail to permit 
determination of payment under the fee schedule for physicians' 
services; for itemized bills from physicians, appropriate diagnostic 
coding using ICD-9-CM must be used.
    (5) The charges for each service.
    (c) Report of services furnished by a supplier. For Medicare Part B 
services furnished by a supplier, the beneficiary claims may include the 
``Report of Services'' portion of the appropriate claims form, completed 
by the supplier in accordance with CMS instructions, in lieu of an 
itemized bill.

[53 FR 6634, Mar. 2, 1988, as amended at 59 FR 10299, Mar. 4, 1994; 59 
FR 26740, May 24, 1994]