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Variable: CLM_PRCR_RTRN_CD

Claim Pricer Return Code

Description

The code used to identify various prospective payment system (PPS) payment adjustment types. This code identifies the payment return code or the error return code for every claim type calculated by the PRICER tool.

Comment

The payment return code identifies the type of payment calculated by the PRICER software.

Values

This variable is coded, and will contain one of the following values.

Values for
Value Description
00 Paid normal DRG payment
01 Paid as a day outlier (Note: day outlier no longer being paid as of 10/1/97)
02 Paid as a cost outlier
03 Transfer paid on a per diem basis up to and including the full DRG
05 Transfer paid on a per diem basis up to and including the full DRG which also qualified for a cost outlier payment
06 Provider refused cost outlier
10 DRG is 209, 210, or 211 and post-acute transfer
12 Post-acute transfer with specific DRGs. The following DRG's: 14, 113, 236, 263, 264, 429, 483
14 Paid normal DRG payment with per diem days = or > GM ALOS
16 Paid as a cost outlier with per diem days = or > GM ALOS Inpatient Hospital Error return codes:
51 No provider specific information found
52 Invalid MSA# in provider file
53 Waiver state - not calculated by PPS
54 DRG < 001 or > 511, or = 214, 215, 221, 222, 438, 456, 457, 458
55 Discharge date < provider effective start date or discharge date < MSA effective start date for PPS
56 Invalid length of stay
57 Review code invalid (Not 00, 03, 06, 07, 09)
58 Total charges not numeric
61 Lifetime reserve days not numeric or BILL-LTR-DAYS > 60
62 Invalid number of covered days
65 PAY-CODE not = A, B or C on provider specific file for capital
67 Cost outlier with LOS > covered days ***Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF) Pricer Return Codes*** IRF Payment return codes:
00 Paid normal CMG payment without outlier
01 Paid normal CMG payment with outlier
02 Transfer paid on a per diem basis without outlier
03 Transfer paid on a per diem basis with outlier
04 Blended CMG payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS rate + 1/3 provider specific rate --without outlier
05 Blended CMG payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- with outlier
06 Blended transfer payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS transfer rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- without outlier
07 Blended transfer payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS transfer rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- with outlier
10 Paid normal CMG payment with penalty without outlier
11 Paid normal CMG payment with penalty with outlier
12 Transfer paid on a per diem basis with penalty without outlier
13 Transfer paid on a per diem basis with penalty with outlier
14 Blended CMG payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- with penalty without outlier
15 Blended CMG payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- with penalty with outlier
16 Blended transfer payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS transfer rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- with penalty without outlier
17 Blended transfer payment -- 2/3 Federal PPS transfer rate + 1/3 provider specific rate -- with penalty with outlier IRF Error return codes:
50 Provider specific rate not numeric
51 Provider record terminated
52 Invalid wage index
53 Waiver state - not calculated by PPS
54 CMG on claim not found in table
55 Discharge date < provider effective start date or discharge date < MSA effective start date for PPS
56 Invalid length of stay
57 Provider specific rate zero when blended payment requested
58 Total covered charges not numeric
59 Provider specific record not found
60 MSA wage index record not found
61 Lifetime reserve days not numeric or BILL-LTR-DAYS > 60
62 Invalid number of covered days
65 Operating cost-to-charge ratio not numeric
67 Cost outlier with LOS > covered days or cost outlier threshold calculation
72 Invalid blend indicator (not 3 or 4)
73 Discharged before provider FY begin date
74 Provider FY begin date not in 2002 ***Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Pricer Return Codes*** LTCH Payment return codes:
00 Normal DRG payment without outlier
01 Normal DRG payment with outlier
02 Short stay payment without outlier
03 Short stay payment with outlier
04 Blend year 1 - 80% facility rate plus 20% normal DRG payment without outlier
05 Blend year 1 - 80% facility rate plus 20% normal DRG payment with outlier
06 Blend year 1 - 80% facility rate plus 20% short stay payment without outlier
07 Blend year 1 - 80% facility rate plus 20% short stay payment with outlier
08 Blend year 2 - 60% facility rate plus 40% normal DRG payment without outlier
09 Blend year 2 - 60% facility rate plus 40% normal DRG payment with outlier
10 Blend year 2 - 60% facility rate plus 40% short stay payment without outlier
11 Blend year 2 - 60% facility rate plus 40% short stay payment with outlier
12 Blend year 3 - 40% facility rate plus 60% normal DRG payment without outlier
13 Blend year 3 - 40% facility rate plus 60% normal DRG payment with outlier
14 Blend year 3 - 40% facility rate plus 60% short stay payment without outlier
15 Blend year 3 - 40% facility rate plus 60% short stay payment with outlier
16 Blend year 4 - 20% facility rate plus 80% normal DRG payment without outlier
17 Blend year 4 - 20% facility rate plus 80% normal DRG payment with outlier
18 Blend year 4 - 20% facility rate plus 80% short stay payment without outlier
19 Blend year 4 - 20% facility rate plus 80% short stay payment with outlier LTCH Error return codes:
50 Provider specific rate not numeric
51 Provider record terminated
52 Invalid wage index
53 Waiver state - not calculated by PPS
54 DRG on claim not found in table
55 Discharge date < provider effective start date or discharge date < MSA effective start date for PPS
56 Invalid length of stay
57 Provider specific rate zero when blended payment requested
58 Total covered charges not numeric
59 Provider specific record not found
60 MSA wage index record not found
61 Lifetime reserve days not numeric or BILL-LTR-DAYS > 60
62 Invalid number of covered days
65 Operating cost-to-charge ratio not numeric
67 Cost outlier with LOS > covered days or cost outlier threshold calculation
72 Invalid blend indicator (not 1 thru 5)
73 Discharged before provider FY begin date
74 Provider FY begin date not in 2002 *************SNF Pricer Return Codes********* *******************TOB 21X******************* SNF Payment return codes:
00 RUG III group rate returned SNF Error return codes:
20 Bad RUG code
30 Bad MSA code
40 Thru date < July 1, 1998 or invalid
50 Invalid Federal blend for that year
60 Invalid Federal blend
61 Federal blend = 0 and SNF thru date < January 1, 2000 *********Hospice Pricer Return Codes************ **************TOB 81X or 82X******************** Hospice Payment Return Codes:
00 Home rate returned Hospice Error Return Codes:
10 Bad units
20 Bad units2 < 8
30 Bad MSA code
40 Bad hospice wage index from MSA file
50 Bad bene wage index from MSA file
51 Bad provider number *******Home Health Pricer Return Codes************ *****TOB 32X or 33X, DOS 10/1/2000 and after****** Home Health Payment Return Codes:
00 Final payment where no outlier applies
01 Final payment where outlier applies
03 Initial percentage payment, 0%
04 Initial percentage payment, 50%
05 Initial percentage payment, 60%
06 LUPA payment only
07 Final payment, SCIC
08 Final payment, SCIC with outlier
09 Final payment, PEP
11 Final payment, PEP with outlier
12 Final payment, SCIC within PEP
13 Final payment, SCIS within PEP with outlier Home Health Error Return Codes:
10 Invalid TOB
15 Invalid PEP Days
16 Invalid HRG Days, >60
20 PEP indicator invalid
25 Med review indicator invalid
30 Invalid MSA code
35 Invalid Initial Payment Indicator
40 Dates < October 1, 2000 or invalid
70 Invalid HRG Code
75 No HRG present in 1st occurrence
80 Invalid Revenue code
85 No revenue code present on HH final claim/adjustment ************Outpatient PPS Pricer Return Codes****** Outpatient PPS Payment return codes:
01 Line processed to payment
20 Line processed but payment = 0 bene deductible = > adjusted payment Outpatient PPS Error return codes:
30 Missing, deleted or invalid APC
38 Missing or invalid discount factor
40 Invalid service indicator passed by the OCE
41 Service indicator invalid for OPPS PRICER
42 APC = '00000' or (packaging flag = 1 or 2)
43 Payment indicator not = to 1 or 5 thru 9
44 Service indicator = 'H' but payment indicator not = to 6
45 Packaging flag not = to 0
46 Line item denial/reject flag not = to 0 or line item denial/reject flag = to 1 and (APC
not 0033 or 0034 or 0322 or 0323 or 0324 or 0325 or 0373 or 0374)) or line item action flag not = to 1
47 Line item action flag = 2 or 3
48 Payment adjustment flag not valid
49 Site of service flag not = to 0 or (APC 0033 is not on the claim and service indicator = 'P' or APC = 0322, 0325, 0373, 0374)
50 Wage index not located
51 Wage index equals zero
52 Provider specific file wage index reclassification code invalid or missing
53 Service from date not numeric or < 20000801
54 Service from date < provider effective date or service from date > provider termination date ***End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Pricer Return Codes*** ESRD Payment return codes:
00 ESRD PPS payment calculated
01 ESRD facility rate > zero ESRD Error return codes:
50 ESRD facility rate not numeric
52 Provider type not = '40' or '41'
53 Special payment indicator not = '1' or blank
54 Date of birth not numeric or = zero
55 Patient weight not numeric or = zero
56 Patient height not numeric or = zero
57 Revenue center code not in range
58 Condition code not = '73' or '74' or blank
60 MSA wage adjusted rate record not found
98 Claim through date before 4/1/2005 or not numeric

Other Info

Some additional information on this variable:

  • Short Name: CLM_PRCR_RTRN_CD
  • Long Name: CLM_PRCR_RTRN_CD
  • Type: CHAR
  • Length: 2
  • Source: NCH
  • Value Format:
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