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Hoyt

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30. Oh, yeah, that was a simple example. There are people who have worked

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #27)

Sun Oct 25, 2020, 06:32 PM

Oct 2020

in the DRG field for decades who are still learning things.

It’s complicated, especially when hospitals want to maximize revenue and government, or private payers, want to control what they consider “upcoming.”

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Never waste the time listening to the Fat Rat Basturd. Wellstone ruled Oct 2020 #16

I don't listen to him - Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #17

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Medicare's prices are based on what it costs to treat the condition Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #19

For almost 40 years Medicare has been paying hospitals essentially based on typical cost for a Hoyt Oct 2020 #21

Thanks! Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #22

It's a different code range, buy yes the system is similar. Although I think payment is less for Hoyt Oct 2020 #23

How does that relate to the ICD-10-CM codes? Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #24

The ICD10 codes a doc uses for primary diagnoses are converted to DRGs. Hoyt Oct 2020 #26

So the DRGs are more disease specific than appears Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #27

Oh, yeah, that was a simple example. There are people who have worked Hoyt Oct 2020 #30

But then would the hospital have more profit for treestar Oct 2020 #25

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Yep, If they would not have died that day that they did treestar Oct 2020 #32

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Thanks. Wellstone ruled Oct 2020 #20

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It's pretty simple flotsam Oct 2020 #31