RUG Codes Explained: Their Role in Skilled Nursing Facility Billing and Rehabilitation
RUG codes are three-letter labels used in healthcare. The first letter, “R,” represents rehabilitation. The second letter can be “U,” “V,” “H,” “M,” or “L,” showing the number of therapy minutes a patient receives. “U” means the highest level of therapy, which requires at least 720 minutes of treatment weekly for the resident. RUG codes, … Read more