KDG Compliance Tools

Hospice Cycle Calculator

Enter the hospice Election Date (effective date of election) to map every key Medicare deadline — benefit periods, certification/recertification, repetitive face-to-face encounters, IDG reviews, and more.

Is the Benefit Period more than 8?

Choose Yes to expand the benefit-period schedule from 8 to 16 periods.

Hospice Election Date Required — effective date of the hospice election statement

Enter an Election Date above and press Calculate.

Reference tool only. Dates follow current CMS Medicare hospice rules (42 CFR Part 418, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Ch. 9). Deadlines on weekends/holidays may roll to the next business day — verify final billing deadlines with your MAC. Not payment or compliance advice.

All calculation runs locally in your browser — no data is transmitted or stored.