Hi.
The estimated or predicted RUG CAN certainly be higher (or lower) than the actual days/minutes billed/shown on the UB92 due to differing time periods used for the assessment and the bill.
Section T asks how many days/minutes ordered for first 15 days, and may include no or one day of therapy actually delivered (RH__= at least one day, RM__ can be based on predicted minutes only.) It is possible, therefore, for the MDS to contain NO therapy minutes in section P, a RM__ predicted at section T, and no minutes billed on the UB92 (if the MDS was done in the first few days of a new month for a previous late month end admission.) Predicted minutes could also vary widely for the RH__ RUG.
Hope this explains.
(so you probably  need to do no re-billing, even if there are discrepancies...)
 
 
On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:03:19 -0800 (GMT-08:00) carol maher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Billing can send an amended bill to correct their error.  There is a time limit, so they should do it as soon as possible.


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Subject: 5 day RUG's differ from actual billing RUGS

Hey everyone!!  I'm still reloading the last 6 months records after Puter death.  We have come across a problem our 5 day ruggs (which are caculated on predicted therapy) is not matching up with actual therapy billed.  How do you handle Higher Rug's catagory estimates than actual billing

Thanks Bunches

Laurra Eberhart
MDS Manager
Smithfield NC
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