When Outpatient Preadmission Services Are Provided by a Hospital on the Day

question 27

Multiple Choice

When outpatient preadmission services are provided by a hospital on the day of or during the three days prior to a patient's inpatient admission and the inpatient principal diagnosis code exactly matches that for preadmission services, the IPPS __________ rule applies.

• A) 3-day payment window
• B) intensity of resources
• C) severity of illness
• D) transfer

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