The Social Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) established the Prospective Payment System (PPS) for hospital inpatient services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Under this system, a hospital is paid a fixed amount for each patient discharged in a particular treatment category or Diagnosis Related Group (DRG). This fixed amount is intended to cover the cost of treating a typical patient for a particular DRG. The PPS Pricer software, which will be released on a quarterly basis, calculates discharges from October 1 through September 30 for a given fiscal year.

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User's Manual [ZIP 410KB] FY 2002 [ZIP, 1MB] FY 2003 [ZIP, 1MB] FY 2004 [ZIP, 1.6MB] FY 2005 [ZIP, 2MB] FY 2006.3 [ZIP, 2.25MB]- posted 02/16/07 FY 2007.4 [ZIP, 2.84MB] - updated 03/05/09 FY 2008.6 [ZIP, 3.14MB] - updated 03/20/09 FY 2009.6 [ZIP, 2.8MB] - updated 01/28/10 FY 2010.3 [ZIP, 2.8MB] - updated 01/29/10
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Prospective Payment Systems - General Information Acute Inpatient PPS
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