DRG weight definition

DRG weight means a number that reflects relative resource consumption as measured by the relative charges by hospitals for cases associated with each DRG. That is, the Iowa-specific DRG weight reflects the relative charge for treating cases classified in a particular DRG compared to the average charge for treating all Medicaid cases in all DRGs in Iowa hospitals.
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DRG weight means the CMS cost weights for each DRG as published in the Federal Register to be effective on October 1st each year, or other cost weights used by Anthem.
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DRG weight means the weighting factor for a diagnosis-related group assigned by CMS for the purpose of determining payment under Medicare. Section 9789.24 lists the DRG weights and geometric mean lengths of stay as assigned by CMS.
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Examples of DRG weight in a sentence

  • Each DRG weight represents the average resources required to care for cases in that particular DRG, relative to the average resources used to treat cases in all DRGs.Congress recognized that it would be necessary to recalculate the DRG relative weights periodically to account for changes in resource consumption.

  • All DRG-based payments to children’s hospitals for admissions occurring on or after April 1, 1989, are to be increased by adding the applicable children’s hospital differential to the appropriate ASA prior to multiplying by the DRG weight.

  • All DRG-based payments to children’s hospitals are to be increased by adding the applicable children’s hospital differential to the appropriate ASA prior to multiplying by the DRG weight.

  • Each DRG weight represents the average resources required to care for cases in that particular DRG, relative to the average resources used to treat cases in all DRGs.Congress recognized that it would benecessary to recalculate the DRG relative weights periodically to account for changes in resource consumption.

  • In compliance of section 3710 of the CARES Act, Kaiser Permanente will increase the payment made to a hospital for COVID-19 admissions by a 20% increase to the DRG weight starting on January 27, 2020 for Medicare and March 27, 2020 for Commercial through the end of the COVID-19 emergency, as declared by the HHS secretary under the PHSA Section 319.

  • Each DRG weight represents the average resources required to care for cases in that particular DRG, relative to the average resources used to treat cases in all DRGs.Section 1886(d)(4)(C) of the Act requires that the Secretary adjust the DRG classifications and relative weights at least annually to account for changes in resource consumption.

  • The willingness to travel is increasing in the DRG weight and decreasing in age.

  • The 20% add on applies to providers that have Medicare contract rates using pricing calculated by the MS DRG (weight).

  • Not surprisingly, there is significant variation in the mean DRG weight across hospitals.

  • Each DRG weight represents the average resources required to care for cases in that particular DRG relative to the average resources used to treat cases in all DRGS.Congress recognized that it would benecessary to recalculate the DRG relative weights periodically to account for changes in resource consumption.


More Definitions of DRG weight

DRG weight means a number that reflects relative resource consumption as measured by the relative charges by hospitals for cases associated with each DRG. That is, the Iowa-specific DRG weight
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DRG weight means the factor derived by measuring the relative weight of the Statewide average cost of a specific DRG to the Statewide average cost for all DRGs for the purpose of calculating the payment for that specific DRG.
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DRG weight means the weight applicable to the specific DRG methodology set forth in this PCS, including but not limited to, CMS DRG weights as published in the Federal Register, state agency weights, or other industry standard weights.
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DRG weight means the weighting factor for a diagnosis-related group assigned by the Health Care Financing Administration for the purpose of
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