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Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) Updates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021

This article is based on Change Request (CR) 11949 and identifies changes that are required as part of the annual IPF PPS update established in IPF Final Rule entitled “Medicare Program; FY 2021 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) and Special Requirements for Psychiatric Hospitals for Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2020 (FY 2021).” These changes are applicable to discharges occurring from October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021 (FY 2021). CR 11949 applies to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (CLM), Chapter 3, Section 190.4.3.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: August 21, 2020

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