Medicare Hospice Rate for 2013

CMS has published the Medicare Hospice Payment Rates for 2013.  This represents a 1.6% increase in payments for FY 2013.  This rate is comprised of a 2.6% market basket increase; less a 0.7% productivity adjustment; less 0.3% additional hospice-specific productivity adjustment to arrive at the 1.6% rate increase.  Listed below are the Medicare Hospice Payment Rates for 2013:

Code	Description	National Rate	Wage Component	Non-Wage Component
0651	Routine Home Care	$153.45	$105.44	$48.01
0652	Continuous Home Care Full Rate = 24 hours of Care Hourly Rate = $37.32	$895.56	$615.34	$280.22
0655	Inpatient Respite Care	$158.72	$85.92	$72.80
0656	General Inpatient Care	$682.59	$436.93	$245.66

(Notes these rates must be adjusted by wage index)

Hospice Cap amount for cap year ending October 31, 2013 = $25,377.01

Listed below is the temporary link for the proposed rule.  This link will change once it is published in the federal register.

http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-18336_PI.pdf

If you have questions or need additional information please call Richard Dixon at

(321) 473-8561.