N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-5.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 10:52-5.11 - Reasonable direct cost per case

(a) Inpatient direct cost per case shall be determined as follows:

1. The reasonable direct cost per Medicaid/NJ FamilyCare fee-for-service case for those hospitals receiving rates in accordance with this subchapter for every DRG shall include incentives and disincentives, as appropriate, which shall be termed the boundaries of payment and are calculated as follows:

i. Effective for services provided on or after October 1, 1996, the incentive standard is multiplied by the unequalization factor and the physician mark-up.

(b) Inpatient outliers: The costs of low length of stay outliers shall be divided by the low length of stay days to arrive at a low per diem. The costs of high length of stay outliers shall be divided between both high outlier cost and the inlier rate. The high outlier cost net of the inlier rate times the high outlier cases shall be divided by the acute days of the patient's total stay (admission to discharge) to arrive at a high outlier per diem. High outlier cases shall be reimbursed the inlier rate plus the high per diem multiplied by the acute days of the stay.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:52-5.11

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1261(a), effective 5/21/2018