RE: HIPPS code--off cycle comvbined MDS

[Nathan Lake]

Title: Message

Go with 08. For billing purposes, the OMRA is the important designation.

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From: Joyce Nicholson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: HIPPS code--off cycle comvbined MDS

We're having a discrepancy of opinions here. Can someone please give input?

 

Completed a significant change MDS (also coded as OMRA per the manual pg 2-39)

AA8a= 3 AA8b =8

By the way, it was off-cycle, so what is the correct HIPPS code?

The table in the manual says an off-cycle Sig chg HIPPS is 30

The table in the manual says an off-cycle OMRA HIPPS is 08

So which takes precedence for the purpose of the HIPPS code?

 

Can all you gurus out there help me solve this argument please ??

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