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KMAP BULLETIN: Fiscal Year 2026 Hospice Reimbursement Rates
Kansas Medicaid (KanCare)·KS · Palliative Care, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine·Claims & Billing
Effective date
Oct 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 21, 2026
Summary
Kansas Medicaid has updated hospice reimbursement rates for fiscal year 2026, effective October 1, 2025. The policy also clarifies that physicians in the interdisciplinary group can recommend hospice admission and allows more flexibility in face-to-face encounter attestations with signed clinical notes.
Action Required
By October 1, 2025: Billing team must update Kansas Medicaid hospice reimbursement rates in billing system per FFY 2026 schedule. Review updated Hospice Fee-for-Service Provider Manual Appendix II and III for specific rate changes. Ensure T2044 and T2045 are billed based on hospice provider county, while G0155, G0299, T2042, and T2043 are billed based on beneficiary county. Update documentation processes to allow signed clinical notes for face-to-face encounter attestations.