CMS’ fiscal year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, released May 11, includes a proposed increase to hospital payment rates, the creation of a new Medicare-Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, and ICD-10-CM/PCS code update proposals.
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2021 IPPS proposed rule: CMS proposes increased payment rates, new MS-DRG for CAR-T
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS’ fiscal year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, released May 11, includes a proposed increase to hospital payment rates, the creation of a new Medicare-Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, and ICD-10-CM/PCS code update proposals.
Proposed FY 2021 ICD-10-CM update flashes nearly 500 new codes, additional changes
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Coders may have hundreds of new ICD-10-CM codes to report October 1, including codes for sickle cell anemia and arthritis. In addition, a series of new options for reporting headaches was proposed.
 
 

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