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Are pain medications administered post-operative separately billable on an inpatient acute (11X) claim?

April 26, 2017acute administered billable claim inpatient medications pain post-operative separately

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Are pain medications administered post-operative separately billable on an inpatient acute (11X) claim?

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Pain medications are included in the DRG payment for inpatient claims. Beneficiary cost-sharing is limited to statutory deductibles, coinsurance, and payment for noncovered items and services.