Update to Pub 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 3: Inpatient Hospital Billing
CMS is clarifying billing instructions to Pub 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 3, Inpatient Hospital Billing, Section 40, Billing Coverage and Utilization Rules for PPS and Non-PPS Hospitals when life time reserve (LTR) days exhaust during the nonoutlier portion of an Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) stay.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 20, 2012
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