Closer Look at the Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule

Yesterday, CMS unveiled the highly anticipated Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule for the 2021 fiscal year (FY). Chief among the rule’s updated policies is a 2.9 percent increase…

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CMS releases FY 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set and official guidelines

CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which includes 544 new codes for Fragmentations of the veins and arteries, Drainages of the pelvic cavity, and Imaging…

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CMS Releases 2019 IPPS Proposed Rule: 10 Things To Know

CMS filed its annual Medicare inpatient payment update April 24, which would increase payments to hospitals next year and follow through on some of the administration's top healthcare promises, including…

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Final ICD-10-CM Codes for 2018 Contain a Few Surprises

The final codes include 322 more changes than what was proposed by CMS in April's hospital IPPS rule. Starting Oct. 1, it will be possible to select a specific ICD-10-CM…

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