CHARGES - ARCHIVE

Definition

Total charges for
a) Acute Hospitalization, and
b) Inpatient Rehabilitation

Form

[X] Form 1
[ ] Form 2

Source

  • Collected from acute and rehabilitation facilities Billing Departments

Details

Include psychology charges in the total inpatient rehabilitation hospital charge, even if the psychology charges are direct billed and not included in the hospital bill.

Charge data should be directly related to acute care and inpatient rehabilitation lengths of stay, therefore: 1) do not include charges for intermittent acute stays during inpatient rehabilitation.

Charges associated with short-term rehabilitation interruptions greater than or equal to 72 hours should be collected and included in the acute care total.

For interruptions in System care of less than 72 hours, there is enough variation across centers in the nature of charges data that are available, that for purposes of analysis, homogeneity of the data cannot be assumed.

Rehab charges: should include psych, rec therapy, and social services. Physician charges should not be included.

Actual dollar cost - round to whole dollars only, no cents.

Characteristics

In 2003 four Model Systems had difficulty obtaining Acute Charges data; two of these also had difficulty obtaining Rehab Charges data (10% or more missing data).

History

  • 04/01/2010 Dropped Charges variables
  • 10/01/2009 Added NOTE : clarified that charges from short-term rehabilitation interruptions should be included under acute hospitalization charges.
  • 04/01/2007 Added NOTE : regarding rehab charges - should include psych, rec therapy, and social services. Physician charges should not be included
  • 01/10/2002 Revised the note regarding nonhomogeneity of data.
  • 08/20/2001 Added NOTE : regarding nonhomogeneity of data.
  • 10/01/1999 Dropped not applicable code.
  • 04/01/1999 Added NOTE : regarding including direct billed psychology charges in rehab. Hospital charge total.
  • 01/01/1995 Dropped Alternate Level of Care charges

Variables

Form Type

Variable

ID

Question

History

Form 1

ChgHosp

3359

Acute Hospitalization Charges

1989-10-01 - Variable Added
2010-04-01 - Variable Removed

Form 1

ChgRehab

3360

Inpatient Rehab Charges

1989-10-01 - Variable Added
2010-04-01 - Variable Removed

Codes and Values

ID 3359

For Form: [Form 1]
For Variables: [ChgHosp]

Code

Description

99999999

Unknown

ID 3360

For Form: [Form 1]
For Variables: [ChgRehab]

Code

Description

99999999

Unknown

History

Date

Description

1995-01-01

changed DEFINITION: dropped Alternate Level of Care charges

1999-04-01

Added NOTE : regarding including direct billed psychology charges in rehab. Hospital charge total.

2001-08-20

Added NOTE : regarding nonhomogeneity of data.

2007-04-01

Added NOTE : regarding rehab charges - should include psych, rec therapy, and social services.

2009-10-01

Added NOTE : clarified that charges from short-term rehabilitation interruptions should be included under acute hospitalization charges.