| Page Range | 43958-43959 | |
| FR Document | 2018-18555 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 43958-43959] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18555] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Cost-Based and Inter-Agency Billing Rates for Medical Care or Services Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document updates the Cost-Based and Inter-Agency billing rates for medical care or services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnished in certain circumstances. DATES: The rates set forth herein are effective August 28, 2018 and until further notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Romona Greene, Office of Community Care, Revenue Operations, Payer Relations and Services, Rates and Charges (10D1C1), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 382-2521. (This is not a toll free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA's methodology for computing Cost-Based and Inter-Agency rates for medical care or services provided by VA is set forth in 38 CFR 17.102(h). Two sets of rates are obtained by applying this methodology, Cost-Based and Inter-Agency. In accordance with 38 CFR 17.102(a), (b), (d), and (g) respectively, Cost-Based rates apply to medical care and services that are provided by VA:In error or based on tentative eligibility, In a medical emergency, To pensioners of allied nations; and For research purposes in circumstances under which the medical care appropriation shall be reimbursed from the research appropriation. In accordance with 38 CFR 17.102(c) and (f), Inter-Agency rates apply to medical care and services that are provided by VA to beneficiaries of the Department of Defense or other Federal agencies, when the care or services provided is not covered by an applicable sharing agreement, unless otherwise stated. The calculations for the Cost-Based and Inter-Agency rates are the same with two exceptions. Inter-Agency rates are all-inclusive, are not broken down into three components (Physician; Ancillary; and Nursing, Room, and Board), and do not include standard fringe benefit costs that cover Government employee retirement, disability costs, and return on fixed assets. When VA pays for medical care or services from a non-VA source under circumstances in which the Cost-Based or Inter-Agency rates would apply if the care or services had been provided by VA, the charge for such care or services will be the actual amount paid by VA for the care or services. Inpatient charges will be at the per diem rates shown for the type of bed section or discrete treatment unit providing the care. The following table depicts the Cost-Based and Inter-Agency rates that are effective upon publication of this notice and will remain in effect until the next Federal Register notice is published. These rates supersede those established by the Federal Register notice published on August, 29 2017, at 82 FR 41093. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inter-Agency Cost-Based rates rates ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A. Hospital Care per inpatient day: General Medicine: All Inclusive Rate.......... $4,025 $3,882 Physician................... 482 Ancillary................... 1,049 Nursing Room and Board...... 2,494 Neurology: All Inclusive Rate.......... 3,805 3,664 Physician................... 557 Ancillary................... 1,005 Nursing Room and Board...... 2,243 Rehabilitation Medicine: All Inclusive Rate.......... 2,749 2,641 Physician................... 312 Ancillary................... 840 Nursing Room and Board...... 1,597 [[Page 43959]] Blind Rehabilitation: All Inclusive Rate.......... 1,843 1,770 Physician................... 148 Ancillary................... 916 Nursing Room and Board...... 779 Spinal Cord Injury: All Inclusive Rate.......... 2,431 2,338 Physician................... 301 Ancillary................... 612 Nursing Room and Board...... 1,518 Surgery: All Inclusive Rate.......... 6,832 6,590 Physician................... 753 Ancillary................... 2,072 Nursing Room and Board...... 4,007 General Psychiatry: All Inclusive Rate.......... 1,993 1,913 Physician................... 188 Ancillary................... 314 Nursing Room and Board...... 1,491 Substance Abuse (Alcohol and Drug Treatment): All Inclusive Rate.......... 1,963 1,884 Physician................... 187 Ancillary................... 454 Nursing Room and Board...... 1,322 Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Program: All Inclusive Rate.......... 768 740 Physician................... 48 Ancillary................... 81 Nursing Room and Board...... 639 Intermediate Medicine: All Inclusive Rate.......... 2,483 2,388 Physician................... 122 Ancillary................... 364 Nursing Room and Board...... 1,997 Poly-trauma Inpatient: All Inclusive Rate.......... 3,113 2,981 Physician................... 354 Ancillary................... 951 Nursing Room and Board...... 1,808 B. Nursing Home Care, Per Day: All Inclusive Rate.............. 1,268 1,218 Physician....................... 39 Ancillary....................... 172 Nursing Room and Board.......... 1057 C. Outpatient Medical Treatments: Outpatient Visit (to include 362 350 Ineligible Emergency Dental Care).......................... Outpatient Physical Medicine & 223 213 Rehabilitation Service Visit... Outpatient Poly-trauma/Traumatic 602 580 Brain Injury................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Outpatient Prescriptions will be billed at Drug Cost plus Administrative Fee. Signing Authority The Secretary of Veterans Affairs approved this document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. Wilkie, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on August 22, 2018, for publication. Dated: August 22, 2018. Jeffrey M. Martin, Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-18555 Filed 8-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | The rates set forth herein are effective August 28, 2018 and until further notice. | |
| Contact | Romona Greene, Office of Community Care, Revenue Operations, Payer Relations and Services, Rates and Charges (10D1C1), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 382-2521. (This is not a toll free number.) | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 43958 |