D. Blood furnished to an SNF patient

Official source

Extended care services covered under Part A include unreplaced blood (after satisfaction of the three pint blood deductible) and processing costs beginning with the first pint. However, blood transfusions are ordinarily performed by hospitals and not by SNF's. Thus, in the usual case, where an SNF patient needs blood, a participating hospital provides the blood and the laboratory services and performs the transfusion under arrangements with the SNF. In such a case, the hospital's charge for such blood and services is a blood cost and/or a blood processing cost to the SNF.

NOTE: Ambulance transportation of the patient between the hospital and SNF for the purpose of obtaining a blood transfusion is covered under Part B if the conditions for coverage of ambulance services are met.

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D. Blood furnished to an SNF patient

Official source

Extended care services covered under Part A include unreplaced blood (after satisfaction of the three pint blood deductible) and processing costs beginning with the first pint. However, blood transfusions are ordinarily performed by hospitals and not by SNF's. Thus, in the usual case, where an SNF patient needs blood, a participating hospital provides the blood and the laboratory services and performs the transfusion under arrangements with the SNF. In such a case, the hospital's charge for such blood and services is a blood cost and/or a blood processing cost to the SNF.

NOTE: Ambulance transportation of the patient between the hospital and SNF for the purpose of obtaining a blood transfusion is covered under Part B if the conditions for coverage of ambulance services are met.