To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the additional temporary exception from the Medicare site-neutral inpatient payment rate to additional DRG codes for severe wound discharges from long-term care hospitals.

H.R. 4104 · 115th Congress · Oct 24, 2017 · Lineage

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Section 1 Extending additional temporary exception from Medicare site-neutral IPPS payment rate to additional severe wound discharges LTCH DRG codes

Section 1886(m)(6)(G)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)(G)(i)(II)) is amended by striking “MS–LTCH–DRG 602, 603, 539, or 540” and inserting “MS–LTCH–DRG 981, 579, 592, 593, 602, 603, 539, or 540”.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the additional temporary exception from the Medicare site-neutral inpatient payment rate to additional DRG codes for severe wound discharges from long-term care hospitals.

Section 1 Extending additional temporary exception from Medicare site-neutral IPPS payment rate to additional severe wound discharges LTCH DRG codes

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