[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3, Parts 430 to end]
[Revised as of October 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR484.230]

[Page 502]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                         CHAPTER IV--HEALTH CARE
                        FINANCING ADMINISTRATION,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                       HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 484--HOME HEALTH SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart E--Prospective Payment System for Home Health Agencies
 
Sec. 484.230  Methodology used for the calculation of the low-utilization payment adjustment.

    An episode with four or fewer visits is paid the national per-visit 
amount by discipline updated annually by the applicable market basket 
for each visit type. The national per-visit amount is determined by 
using cost data set forth in Sec. 484.210(a) and adjusting by the 
appropriate wage index based on the site of service for the beneficiary.