RE: FY2013 Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule Issued - BMT Section attached [2 Attachments]

[Guest guest]

So does this mean it is in place…or going in place, or is it still in the “idea” phase?

Thanks,

Transplant Financial Coordinator

Bone Marrow / Stem Cell Transplant Team

Division of Hematology

University of MS Medical Center

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Subject: FY2013 Proposed Medicare Inpatient Rule Issued - BMT Section attached [2 Attachments]

[Attachment(s) from Farnia included below]

Good morning,

The FY2013 Medicare Inpatient Proposed Rule has been issued. There is a specific section on BMT that we would like to call to your attention, as it emphasizes the need for complete

coding and billing. CMS is willing to create different MS-DRGs and payment rates for allogeneic related and allogeneic unrelated transplants to account for the differences in donor costs but has been unable to do so based on the lack of donor coding information

being received on the bill.

The document itself is well over 1,000 pages, so we have copied the information onto the attached Word document. Additionally, the proposed weighting for the BMT MS-DRGs is attached.

The full rule and it’s supporting documents are posted here:

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/FY-2013-IPPS-Proposed-Rule-Home-Page.html

Please let us know if you have questions.

Thank you for your continued help in improving Medicare coding and reimbursement!

Farnia, MPH

Director, Payor Policy

3001 Broadway Street N.E., Suite 100

Minneapolis, MN 55413-1753

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