Hospice
Chapter 11
Addendum A (FY 2020)
Hospice Care Rates - FY 2020
Revision: C-44, December 13, 2019
The payment rates were increased
by the market basket update of 2.6%.
Effective
January 1, 2016, two separate payment rates will be applicable for
Routine Home Care (RHC). A higher RHC rate for days 1 through 60,
and a lower RHC rate for days 61 and beyond of a hospice episode
of care, will replace the single rate.
The following national hospice
rates are for care and services provided on or after October 1,
2019, through September 30, 2020. The hospice rates applicable to
the above period are:
|
Revenue
Code
|
Description
|
FY 2020 Payment
Rate
|
Labor
Share
|
Non-Labor share
|
|
0651
|
RHC (days 1-60)
|
$194.50
|
$133.64
|
$60.86
|
|
0651
|
RHC (days 61+)
|
$153.72
|
$105.62
|
$48.10
|
|
0652
|
Continuous Home Care (CHC) Full
Rate =
24 hours of care = $58.15
FY 2020 hourly rate
|
$1,395.63
|
$958.94
|
$436.69
|
|
0655
|
Inpatient Respite Care (IRC)
|
$450.10
|
$243.64
|
$206.46
|
|
0656
|
General Inpatient Care (GIP)
|
$1,021.25
|
$653.70
|
$367.55
|
|
Allow the provider to split
bills if they span the effective date. Use the previous year’s rates
if the provider chooses not to split the bill.
|
|
Hospice Cap Amount
|
The hospice cap amount for
the 2020 cap year is $29,964.78.
|
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