This is the first list of medical necessity-specific audits to be announced since the Aug. 10 report that CMS’s New Issue Review Board approved as the first “medical necessity review” audits for RACs to begin posting to their respective websites.
As of today, the CGI RAC website lists six of the 18 issues, with an Aug. 6 approval date:
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States |
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Atherosclerosis w MCC MS-DRG 302 (Medical Necessity Review and MS-DRG Validation) |
Complex |
Inpatient |
IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
8/6/2010 |
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Chest Pain MS-DRG 313 (Medical Necessity Review and MS-DRG Validation) |
Complex |
Inpatient |
IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
8/6/2010 |
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Other Circulatory System Diagnoses w MCC MS-DRG 314, 315, 316 (Medical Necessity Review and MS-DRG Validation) |
Complex |
Inpatient |
IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
8/6/2010 |
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Other Vascular Procedures w CC, w/o CC/MCC MS-DRG 253, 254 (Medical Necessity Review and MS-DRG Validation) |
Complex |
Inpatient |
IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
8/6/2010 |
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Red Blood Cell Disorders w MCC MS-DRG 811 (Medical Necessity Review and MS-DRG Validation) |
Complex |
Inpatient |
IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
8/6/2010 |
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Syncope & Collapse MS-DRG 312 (Medical Necessity Review and MS-DRG Validation) |
Complex |
Inpatient |
IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, OH, WI |
8/6/2010 |
So far, the other three RAC auditors have yet to post any approved issues to their sites.
AHA: http://www.aha.org/aha/content/2010/pdf/100813-new-issue-racb.pdf
CGI: http://racb.cgi.com/Issues.aspx