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This variable is contained in the following files:
SAS Name
CLM_PASS_THRU_PER_DIEM_AMT
Medicare establishes a daily payment amount to reimburse IPPS hospitals for certain “pass-through” expenses, such as capital-related costs, direct medical education costs, kidney acquisition costs for hospitals that are renal transplant centers, and bad debts. This variable is the daily payment rate for pass-through expenses. It is not included in the CLM_PMT_AMT field.
To determine the total of the pass-through payments for a hospitalization, this field should be multiplied by the claim Medicare utilization day count (CLM_UTLZTN_DAY_CNT). Then, total Medicare payments for a hospitalization claim can be determined by summing this product and the CLM_PMT_AMT field.
Medicare payments are described in detail in a series of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) documents called “Payment Basics”, and also in the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) “Payment System Fact Sheet Series”.
Source: NCH