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BT2020102: IHCP announces corrections to DRG inpatient hospital reimbursement rates
Indiana Medicaid (IHCP)·IN·Claims & Billing
Effective date
Aug 1, 2020
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
IHCP corrected DRG inpatient hospital reimbursement rates and average lengths of stay for APR-DRG version 36, affecting how Indiana Medicaid reimburses hospitals for inpatient stays. The corrections apply retroactively to all inpatient stays with discharge dates on or after August 1, 2020.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing teams at Indiana hospitals must verify their billing systems reflect the corrected DRG relative weights and average length of stay values from Table 1 for all APR-DRG version 36 codes. Review and resubmit any Indiana Medicaid inpatient claims with discharge dates on or after August 1, 2020 that may have been processed using the incorrect rates from previous bulletins BT202077 and BT202090.