Updates For Medical Severity (MS) DRG Subject to IPPS Replaced Devices Offered Without Cost or With a Credit Policy-Fiscal Years (FYs) 2021-2022

Related CR Release Date: April 7, 2022
Related CR Transmittal Number: R11346OTN
Related Change Request (CR) Number: 12662
Effective Date: October 1, 2020
Implementation Date: October 3, 2020

CR 12662 tells you about the following updates to the list of Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) subject to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment policy for the reimbursement of replaced devices offered without cost or with a credit, effective for discharges on or after 10/01/2020:

  • Add MS-DRGs 140,141,142, 521, and 522
  • Terminate MS-DRGs 129 and 130

Make sure your billing staff knows about these changes.

View the complete CMS Change Request (CR)12662.

Last Updated Apr 28 , 2022