What's a SNF PPS Rate?
The Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) was created by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Use the helpful Excel spreadsheets linked below to determine your wage adjusted Federal Rate updated for the 10/1/10 and/or 10/1/11 rate changes.
When using the spreadsheet please check the tab at the bottom left of your screen to select "urban" or "rural", then enter the appropriate wage index where indicated. The calculations are automatically made for you.
Important information regarding the October 1, 2010 SNF PPS rates:
With the healthcare reform bill, MDS 3.0 was signed into legislation and will be effective October 1, 2010. The MDS 3.0 forms coincide with the RUGS IV payment structure which includes 66 RUGS rates instead of the 53 rates under RUGS III. Recently Congress passed legislation to correct the implementation date of RUGs IV to coincide with the implementation date of MDS 3.0. As a result, the RUGs IV rates that were implemented October 1, 2010 will remain in effect for the remainder of federal fiscal year 2011.
