Healthcare News: CMS releases FY 2022 IPPS proposed rule

Why This Topic Matters

The proposed rule can affect hospital coding workflows, diagnosis and procedure reporting, DRG assignment, and prospective payment policy for the coming fiscal year. It is useful for organizations tracking annual CMS updates and preparing for operational or compliance changes.

Article Sections

1. CMS releases FY 2022 IPPS proposed rule

   Overview of the proposed rule and the major policy areas included in CMS’s annual inpatient payment update.

2. ICD-10-CM/PCS code updates

   Discussion of proposed annual code set changes affecting diagnosis and procedure coding, including broad categories of new, revised, and invalidated codes.

3. Payment data

   Summary of proposed hospital payment rate changes and the data approach CMS is considering for setting those rates.

4. Market-based MS-DRG policy

   Coverage of the proposed changes to MS-DRG-related reporting and the broader market-based payment policy direction described in the rule.

5. Extension of the NTAP/NCTAP

   Explanation of proposed extensions involving add-on payment policies for qualifying technologies and COVID-19-related treatments.