CMS is proposing to expand the list of conditions that need to be reported if present when a patient is first admitted. The list in the proposed rule includes:
Beginning October 1, 2008, Medicare will no longer pay the hospital at a higher rate for the original eight conditions or any conditions added to the list in the final rule, if they were acquired during the hospital stay. For more information, please visit:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R289OTN.pdfIPPS Proposed Rule 2009; Federal Register, CMS 1390 P
April 30, 2008
MedLearnMatters MM5499: Issued 5/11/07, Revised 8/15/07, 9/6/07, 9/11/07, 6/16/08
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM5499.pdfAll guidelines are not inclusive. The coder should refer to the applicable Coding Clinic guidelines for additional information. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services considers Coding Clinic, published by the American Hospital Association, to be the official source for coding guidelines. Hospitals should follow the Coding Clinic guidelines to assure accuracy in ICD-9-CM coding and DRG assignment.
The Coding guidelines on IPRO's Coding Corner and HPMP Web sites are designed to assist hospitals in achieving coding consistency and accuracy. IPRO updates these guidelines as needed to reflect changes in federal and state regulations. The coding guidelines are not all inclusive and in the event that these guidelines contradict coding clinic directives then the coding clinic directives are to be adhered to (i.e., as issued by the Cooperating parties, American Hospital Association (AHA), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)).