D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
Chapter 29-48. MEDICAID PROGRAM: REIMBURSEMENT |
Section 29-4802. INPATIENT SERVICES: CALCULATION OF COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO (CCR)
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4802.1 For Medicaid reimbursement of inpatient hospital discharges, hospital-specific cost-to-charge ratios (CCRs) shall be calculated annually.
4802.2 The CCR shall be developed based on each hospital’s submitted cost reports for the hospital’s fiscal year that ends prior to October 1 of the prior calendar year.
4802.3 The CCR used to calculate the cost of a claim shall be hospital-specific for hospitals providing in-patient hospital services.
4802.4 DHCF shall apply a weighted average of in-District hospitals’ CCRs to out-of-District hospitals.
4802.5 For the purposes of determining the overall hospital CCR, total costs reported shall be allocated to inpatient and outpatient costs based on the ratio of inpatient and outpatient charges reported in each cost center.
4802.6 For the purpose of excluding inpatient capital costs, capital costs associated with each ancillary cost center shall be allocated to inpatient and outpatient capital costs based on the ratio of inpatient and outpatient charges reported by each cost center.