This is part of my series of articles about Useful Information on Medicare Audits.
Palmetto is the MAC for:
- Region J: Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee (Region J)
- Region M: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia (excludes Part B for the counties of Arlington and Fairfax in Virginia and the city of Alexandria in Virginia)
- Home Health and Hospice for: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas
Here are links to useful materials about HBOT on the Palmetto website:
- Educational materials on HBOT
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Webinar
- Hyperbaric Oxygen: Getting it Right the First Time
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Checklist
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Reason Code Crosswalk

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