Inpatient Low Volume Payment Amount

SAS Name
IP_LOW_VOL_PYMT_AMT

The amount field used to identify a payment adjustment given to hospitals to account for the higher costs per discharge for low-income hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS).

Comments

This field is derived by accumulating the IP Low Volume Amount that is present on any of the claim records included in the stay (i.e., the sum of the low volume amounts reported on the claims that comprise the stay).

Source: MedPAR (derived)