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Geriatrics Billing Specialists · Medicare-Focused

Geriatrics Medical Billing and Revenue Cycle Management

ClainetRCM delivers specialized billing, coding, credentialing, and RCM services built exclusively around the complexity of geriatric care practices, nursing facilities, and senior care programs across the United States.

Our Service Commitments IN WRITING
24-48h
Claim Submission
from charge receipt
7-14d
Onboarding
business days to go-live
14d
AR Review Cycle
aged claims worked
Claims scrubbed
Certified coders
BAA signed
HIPAA Compliant
Medicare and Medicaid Specialists
AAPC Certified Coders
All Major EHRs Supported
No Long-Term Contracts
What You Can Hold Us To

How ClainetRCM Works Your Geriatrics Revenue Cycle

Specific, checkable commitments rather than averages you cannot audit. Every one of these is written into your service agreement.

24-48 hrs
Claim Submission
Filed from the moment we receive your charges
Every claim
Scrubbed Before Submission
Payer edits and CCI checks run before anything leaves our system
14 days
AR Review Cycle
Aged geriatrics claims worked on a fixed schedule, not when they surface
7-14 days
Onboarding to Go-Live
Business days from signed agreement to your first claim filed
AAPC/AHIMA
Certified Coders Only
Your Medicare E/M levels and CCM codes are set by credentialed coders
50 states
Licensed to Serve
Medicare, state Medicaid, and commercial payers nationwide

Geriatrics billing is among the most complex and Medicare-intensive in US healthcare.

Geriatricians manage patients with multiple chronic conditions simultaneously, provide care across clinic, nursing facility, and hospital settings, and bill for a wide range of cognitive assessments, palliative care services, and care coordination codes. A single missed code or incorrect site-of-service modifier can cost your practice tens of thousands of dollars annually.

  • Complex multi-chronic condition coding with high ICD-10 specificity
  • Nursing facility care billing (CPT 99304-99318) across all levels
  • Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Principal Care Management (PCM)
  • Transitional Care Management (TCM) after hospital and SNF discharge
  • Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) and preventive services billing
  • Cognitive assessment and care planning (CPT 99483) billing
  • Advance Care Planning (ACP) and palliative care consultation billing
Why ClainetRCM

Specialized Geriatrics Billing that Maximizes Every Dollar

Most geriatric practices are leaving significant revenue uncaptured every month. Chronic care management codes go unbilled, nursing facility visits are coded at the wrong level, cognitive assessment billing is skipped entirely, and transitional care management claims are never submitted on time. ClainetRCM's geriatrics billing specialists are trained to find and capture every one of these opportunities.

We serve solo geriatricians, multi-provider geriatric groups, hospital-employed physicians, nursing facility medical directors, and memory care program providers across every US state. Our team understands the nuances between nursing facility initial visits and subsequent visits, the documentation requirements for CCM and PCM, and the specific compliance demands of Medicare as the near-universal payer for geriatric practices.

  • Dedicated geriatrics billing specialists on your account
  • Deep Medicare Part B billing and MIPS/MACRA compliance expertise
  • Nursing facility, SNF, and ALF billing optimization
  • Real-time denial management and aggressive appeals process
  • Transparent monthly reporting with geriatrics-specific KPIs
  • Compatible with Epic, Athena, eClinicalWorks, Kareo, and all major EHRs
Start Free Geriatrics Billing Consultation
Condition-Specific Billing

We Bill for Every Condition Your Geriatric Practice Treats

Geriatric practices treat patients with complex, overlapping age-related conditions. Our billing specialists code each condition correctly to maximize reimbursement and maintain full compliance with ICD-10 specificity requirements.

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

Accurate ICD-10 coding for Alzheimer's, Lewy body, vascular, and frontotemporal dementias with behavioral and cognitive complication coding

Osteoporosis and Fall-Related Fractures

DEXA scan billing, fracture risk assessment, fall prevention counseling codes, and bisphosphonate therapy monitoring claims

Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

CHF coding by type and severity, anticoagulation management billing, and device monitoring codes common in elderly populations

Type 2 Diabetes with Complications

Full diabetes coding with geriatric complications including neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, and polypharmacy management

COPD and Chronic Respiratory Disease

COPD exacerbations, spirometry billing, oxygen therapy codes, and comorbid conditions documented with full ICD-10 specificity

Polypharmacy and Medication Management

Medication therapy management billing, drug interaction assessment codes, and comprehensive medication review documentation

Chronic Kidney Disease

CKD staging codes, GFR monitoring billing, anemia of CKD, and combined hypertension-CKD coding for elderly patients

Late-Life Depression and Anxiety

Geriatric depression screening (PHQ-9), behavioral health integration billing, and collaborative care management codes under CMS

Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Functional Decline

Frailty syndrome coding, functional assessment billing, and rehabilitation coordination codes for declining mobility and strength

Revenue Loss Sources

Why Geriatric Practices Lose Revenue and How ClainetRCM Fixes It

These are the most costly and most common billing problems affecting geriatric practices across the United States. ClainetRCM identifies and eliminates each one systematically.

Chronic Care Management Codes Never Billed

Chronic Care Management (CPT 99490, 99491) is one of the most under-billed code sets in geriatrics, because enrollment, consent, and the 20-minute time log all have to be documented before the claim goes out. Run the arithmetic on your own panel: CMS reimburses roughly $60 per patient per month for 99490. Every eligible Medicare patient with two or more chronic conditions you have not enrolled is a full year of that code you will never bill. We review your panel for CCM eligibility and build the consent and time-tracking workflow that makes the claim defensible.

Nursing Facility Visit Levels Incorrectly Coded

Nursing facility billing requires selecting the correct level of service (CPT 99304-99306 for initial visits, 99307-99310 for subsequent visits) based on documented medical decision-making complexity. Many geriatricians default to the lowest level, leaving $50 - $120 in unreimbursed revenue per visit. ClainetRCM's certified coders review every nursing facility note to ensure compliant, optimized level selection.

Cognitive Assessment Billing Completely Missed

CPT 99483, the Cognitive Impairment Assessment and Care Planning code, reimburses geriatricians $282 under Medicare for a comprehensive 60-minute cognitive evaluation. This code requires significant documentation but is almost universally missed by practices without a systematic billing workflow. ClainetRCM establishes that workflow and captures this revenue every time the service is provided.

Transitional Care Management Claims Left Unbilled

TCM codes (CPT 99495, 99496) reimburse geriatricians $175 to $238 per episode for managing patients within 30 days of hospital, SNF, or rehab discharge. These codes are critically underbilled in geriatrics because the 7-day contact requirement and 30-day claim window are difficult to track without a dedicated workflow. ClainetRCM manages this entirely so every eligible discharge generates a claim.

Annual Wellness Visit Billing Missed or Incorrectly Coded

Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (G0438, G0439) are a high-value, zero-copay preventive benefit that geriatric patients qualify for every year. Many practices fail to schedule them proactively or incorrectly bill them as standard office visits, triggering patient cost-sharing that discourages future visits and simultaneously reduces practice revenue from the missed preventive billing.

Prior Authorization Bottlenecks for Home Health and DME

Geriatric patients frequently require home health services, durable medical equipment, and specialty referrals, all of which carry heavy prior authorization requirements. Without a dedicated authorization management team, these requests delay patient care and result in retroactive claim denials after services have already been rendered and cannot be recovered.

Advance Care Planning Billing Never Captured

Advance Care Planning codes (CPT 99497, 99498) reimburse geriatricians for documented ACP conversations about end-of-life preferences, goals of care, and advance directives. These conversations happen constantly in geriatric practice but are almost never billed because providers are unaware the service is separately reimbursable. ClainetRCM builds ACP billing into your standard workflow.

Medicare Compliance Gaps Creating Audit Risk

Geriatric practices that depend almost entirely on Medicare face unique compliance requirements around medical necessity documentation, specificity of dementia and frailty coding, and MIPS quality reporting. Non-compliant billing creates serious audit exposure, repayment demands, and civil monetary penalties. ClainetRCM builds compliance reviews into every billing workflow from day one.

Aging Accounts Receivable Draining Practice Cash Flow

Geriatric practices frequently carry large aging AR balances due to the complexity of Medicare billing, dual-eligible patient billing coordination, and lack of systematic follow-up. ClainetRCM assigns dedicated AR specialists to every account who pursue every outstanding claim with documented follow-up until it is adjudicated, appealed, or properly written off under contract.

Our Services

Complete Geriatrics Billing and RCM Services

Every service your geriatric practice needs to maximize revenue, reduce administrative burden, and maintain full regulatory compliance.

Geriatrics Medical Billing

Complete end-to-end claim submission, tracking, denial management, appeals, payment posting, and accounts receivable follow-up managed by billing specialists with dedicated geriatrics expertise. We handle every payer including Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and all commercial insurers for all care settings.

Claim SubmissionAR Follow-upPayment PostingDenial ManagementAppeals

Geriatrics Medical Coding

AAPC-certified geriatrics coders specializing in multi-chronic condition coding, nursing facility E/M level selection, cognitive assessment billing, CCM and TCM coding, advance care planning, and palliative care coding. Every chart reviewed for maximum accuracy and full Medicare compliance.

ICD-10-CMCPT CodingE/M OptimizationCCM CodingNF Coding

Geriatrics Provider Credentialing

Fast, accurate credentialing and payer enrollment for geriatricians with Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage plans, and all major commercial payers. We manage the complete process from initial application through approval, and handle all re-credentialing, CAQH profile maintenance, and nursing facility payer updates.

Medicare EnrollmentCAQH UpdatesPayer EnrollmentRenewals

Medical Virtual Assistant Services

Dedicated remote virtual assistants handling prior authorizations for home health, DME, and specialist referrals, insurance eligibility verification, appointment scheduling, family callback management, and all administrative coordination. This frees your clinical staff to focus entirely on complex patient care.

Prior AuthInsurance VerificationReferral CoordinationScheduling

Chronic and Preventive Care Billing

Dedicated billing workflow for high-value Medicare services most geriatric practices fail to capture systematically. We establish compliant monthly processes for CCM (99490, 99491), PCM (99424, 99425), TCM (99495, 99496), Annual Wellness Visits (G0438, G0439), ACP (99497), and Cognitive Assessments (99483) to generate consistent recurring revenue.

CCM BillingTCM BillingAWV BillingACP Codes99483 Billing

Medicare Compliance and MIPS Support

Full Medicare billing compliance reviews, MIPS/MACRA quality measure reporting support, documentation improvement programs specifically for geriatric conditions, and OIG compliance advisory services. We protect your practice from audit exposure while maximizing your quality payment adjustments under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.

MIPS ReportingHIPAA ComplianceOIG GuidelinesDoc Improvement
Coding Expertise

Geriatrics CPT and ICD-10 Billing Codes We Master

Our AAPC-certified geriatrics coders are trained on every CPT, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS code used in US geriatric billing including the most complex and frequently missed codes specific to elderly patient care.

CPT 99304 to 99310

Nursing Facility Care Visits

Accurate level selection for initial (99304-99306) and subsequent (99307-99310) nursing facility visits, plus annual assessments (99318) based on medical decision-making complexity documentation

CPT 99490, 99491, 99487

Chronic Care Management (CCM)

Monthly CCM billing for Medicare geriatric patients with two or more chronic conditions. Pays $62 to $130 per patient per month and is the most consistently missed revenue source in geriatric practices nationwide

CPT 99483

Cognitive Assessment and Care Planning

Comprehensive cognitive impairment assessment and care planning service paying approximately $282 under Medicare. Requires 60 minutes and structured documentation but generates significant revenue for geriatricians performing routine dementia evaluations

CPT 99495 and 99496

Transitional Care Management (TCM)

Post-discharge care management billing for patients within 30 days of hospital, SNF, or rehab discharge. Pays $175 to $238 per episode under Medicare and is critically underbilled in virtually every geriatric practice in the country

HCPCS G0438 and G0439

Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

Initial (G0438) and subsequent (G0439) Annual Wellness Visits for Medicare patients. Zero patient cost-share, high reimbursement, and every elderly Medicare patient qualifies annually, making this a critical billing opportunity in every geriatric practice

CPT 99497, 99498

Advance Care Planning (ACP)

Billing for advance care planning discussions covering advance directives, goals of care, and end-of-life preferences. Can be billed standalone or added to an E/M visit. Uniquely relevant to geriatrics, yet almost universally unbilled without a dedicated workflow

How It Works

Getting Started with ClainetRCM is Simple and Risk-Free

1

Free Revenue Audit

We analyze your current billing performance, identify missed geriatric codes, nursing facility billing gaps, denial patterns, and revenue leaks specific to geriatric care practices.

2

Custom RCM Strategy

We build a tailored billing and revenue cycle plan around your payer mix, patient population, care settings, EHR system, and practice size.

3

Zero-Disruption Onboarding

Our team transitions your billing without interrupting daily clinical operations, nursing facility rounds, or patient care delivery at any point.

4

Continuous Optimization

Monthly performance reviews, quarterly coding audits, and ongoing improvement recommendations to keep revenue growing month after month.

Why ClainetRCM

Why Geriatricians and Practice Managers Choose ClainetRCM

  • 01

    Geriatrics Billing Specialists, Not Generalists

    Every member of your account team is trained specifically in geriatric care billing requirements. We understand the difference between a nursing facility subsequent visit and an initial visit, the documentation standards for cognitive assessment billing, the compliance demands of Medicare as your near-universal payer, and the nuances of dual-eligible patient billing coordination.

  • 02

    We Find Revenue You Did Not Know You Were Missing

    Our free revenue audit looks at the places geriatrics revenue actually leaks: missed CCM and PCM enrollment, undercoded nursing facility visits, unbilled cognitive assessments, unclaimed TCM episodes, and advance care planning conversations that were documented but never billed. You get the findings in writing with the specific codes and dates involved, whether or not you hire us.

  • 03

    Performance-Based Pricing Aligned with Your Success

    Our fee structure is tied directly to your collections. We earn more only when your practice earns more, creating complete alignment between our team's performance and your financial outcomes. There are no setup fees, no hidden charges, and no billing for services we did not collect on your behalf.

  • 04

    Named Account Manager with Geriatrics Expertise

    You will always speak with the same dedicated account manager who knows your practice, your nursing facility partners, your payer contracts, and your patient population. No call centers, no ticket systems, no starting over every time you have a question or concern about your revenue cycle performance.

  • 05

    Real-Time Reporting and Transparent Analytics

    Access your practice's financial performance anytime through ClainetRCM's reporting portal. Track clean claim rates, denial trends, collection rates by care setting, AR aging, CCM enrollment rates, and revenue by payer in real time. Monthly executive summaries keep you fully informed without requiring you to dig through data yourself.

What Your Practice Gets, In Writing

Written into every ClainetRCM service agreement

Claim submission24-48 hrs
Onboarding to go-live7-14 days
Aged AR reviewedEvery 14 days
Claims scrubbed pre-submissionEvery claim
CCM/TCM eligibility reviewedEvery panel
Signed BAA before PHI accessEvery client

Start Capturing Every Dollar Your Geriatric Practice Has Earned

Talk to a geriatrics billing specialist about your denial rate, your AR aging, and the CCM and TCM codes your panel qualifies for. The audit is free, the findings come to you in writing, and there is no long-term contract if you decide to work with us.

Request Your Free Geriatrics Billing Audit
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Geriatrics Medical Billing

Geriatrics billing is uniquely complex because geriatricians provide care across multiple settings including outpatient clinics, nursing facilities, assisted living, and patient homes, each with different billing codes and documentation requirements. They manage patients with numerous simultaneous chronic conditions, rely almost exclusively on Medicare as a primary payer with strict compliance requirements, regularly bill for nursing facility care, cognitive assessments, chronic care management, advance care planning, and transitional care management codes. The combination of multi-setting care, extreme diagnostic complexity, and near-total Medicare dependency makes geriatrics one of the most demanding billing specialties in US healthcare.
Yes. Nursing facility billing is one of the most complex and frequently miscoded service areas in geriatric medicine. ClainetRCM's geriatrics billing team specializes in accurate level-of-service selection for both initial nursing facility visits (CPT 99304-99306) and subsequent visits (99307-99310), including nursing facility annual assessments (99318), discharge services, and care plan oversight codes. We ensure every nursing facility visit is billed at the correct level based on documented medical decision-making complexity, capturing the full reimbursement your documentation supports.
ClainetRCM establishes a dedicated CCM billing workflow that identifies all Medicare-eligible geriatric patients with two or more chronic conditions, ensures proper documentation of the required 20-plus minutes of non-face-to-face care coordination per month, submits CCM claims (CPT 99490, 99491, 99487) on a consistent monthly cycle, and tracks enrollment rates to maximize revenue. We also integrate cognitive assessment billing (99483), advance care planning (99497), and transitional care management into the same workflow so your practice captures every available code from each patient encounter.
Onboarding runs 7 to 14 business days. From go-live we file your claims within 24 to 48 hours of receiving charges and work aged accounts receivable on a fixed 14-day cycle. Codes that were previously being missed, such as CCM, TCM, cognitive assessments, and Annual Wellness Visits, start billing in the first cycle once the documentation and consent workflow is in place. We will not quote you a revenue percentage before we have seen your data. Instead we baseline your denial rate, AR days, and code capture at the start of the engagement and report against that same baseline every month, so any improvement is measured against your own numbers.
ClainetRCM integrates with all major EHR and practice management systems used by geriatric practices across the USA. These include Epic, Athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, Kareo, Practice Fusion, DrChrono, Greenway, Modernizing Medicine, NextGen, AdvancedMD, MatrixCare (commonly used in nursing facilities), and many others. Our team works within your existing system and does not require any software changes, data migration, or disruption to your clinical workflow at any point during onboarding.
Yes. Geriatric patients are frequently enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, each with their own prior authorization requirements, billing rules, and reimbursement rates that differ from traditional Medicare. ClainetRCM's geriatrics billing team is experienced with all major Medicare Advantage payers including UnitedHealthcare, Humana, Aetna, BCBS, and Cigna Medicare Advantage plans. We manage payer-specific compliance requirements, prior authorization workflows, and appeal processes for every MA plan your patients carry.
Yes. ClainetRCM provides full MIPS/MACRA support for geriatric providers participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. We help you select the optimal quality measures for your elderly patient population, track measure performance throughout the reporting year, and ensure your claims data supports your quality score to maximize your annual payment adjustment. Many of our geriatric practice clients have moved from negative MIPS adjustments to positive adjustments after working with our compliance and reporting team.
No. ClainetRCM does not require long-term contracts for our geriatrics billing services. We operate on flexible month-to-month agreements because we believe your continued partnership should be earned through consistent results, not contractual obligation. Our performance-based pricing model means our incentives are fully aligned with yours, and we are motivated every single month to deliver the best possible revenue cycle outcomes for your geriatric care practice.
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Request a Free Geriatrics Billing Audit for Your Practice

Tell us about your geriatric care practice and one of our revenue cycle specialists will conduct a complimentary audit of your current billing performance, identify specific revenue opportunities, and explain exactly how ClainetRCM will help you capture them. No obligation, no pressure.

  • Free Geriatrics Revenue AuditWe analyze your billing and find uncaptured revenue specific to geriatric care
  • Response Within 1 Business DayA dedicated geriatrics billing specialist will contact you promptly
  • Fully Confidential ProcessAll practice data is protected under a strict non-disclosure agreement
  • Zero Obligation RequiredThe full audit and consultation are completely free with no commitment to proceed
  • Detailed Written Report ProvidedYou receive a written summary of findings and revenue recommendations to keep

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