Knowledge Base Article

Question:

Were there any changes to the Post-Acute Transfer and Special Payment Policy in the 2014 IPPS Final Rule?

Answer:

MLN Matters® Number: MM8421 (Effective Date: October 1, 2013) indicates that no changes were made to the Post-acute and Special Post-acute payment policy or applicable DRGs for FY 2014.

This article goes on to “note that the new Patient Status codes (81-95) that refer to ‘Planned Readmissions’ have been mapped to their non-planned readmission counterparts and are included in the transfer policy.

The entire MLN Matters® article can be found at: http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM8421.pdf