Do You Know Your Medical Billing RUG’s? The New RUG III should bring added reimbursement to freestanding facility medical billing across the country. These new changes will boost payment between 2.4% and 2.9% if the facility handles medical billing correctly. If medical billing is handled incorrectly, a drop in payments could be seen for skilled nursing. Training is of the utmost importance coming up on the new year. If a facility has rehab residents with cushioned care with add-on payments, the RUGs will throw them into a lower paying bracket. Understanding the Medicare per diem levels will be very important when it comes to reimbursement for services. There are several …