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B.__The number of discharges per diagnostically related
group of services per payor type;

 
C.__The average charge per diagnostically related group of
services per payor type; and

 
D.__The average length of stay to at least 2 decimal
places per diagnostically related group of services per
payor type.

 
3.__Maternity inpatient discharge report.__For each
hospital, a report on maternity inpatient discharges must
contain the following data elements for maternity discharges
rendered by each hospital in an easy-to-understand format:

 
A.__The total number of discharges per type of delivery
for all payor types;

 
B.__The number of discharges per type of delivery per
payor type;

 
C.__The average charge per type of delivery per payor
type; and

 
D.__The average length of stay to at least 2 decimal
places per type of delivery per payor type.

 
4.__Hospital-based outpatient surgical procedure report.__
For each hospital, a report on hospital-based outpatient
surgical procedures must contain the following data elements
for the 15 most common surgical procedures rendered by each
hospital in an easy-to-understand format:

 
A.__The total number of procedures for all payor types;

 
B.__The number of procedures per payor type; and

 
C.__The average charge per surgical procedure and per
episode of surgical care per payor type.

 
5.__Hospital-based outpatient diagnostic procedure report.__
For each hospital, a report on hospital-based outpatient
diagnostic procedures must contain the following data elements
for the 15 most common diagnostic procedures rendered by each
hospital in an easy-to-understand format:

 
A.__The total number of procedures for all payor types;

 
B.__The number of procedures per payor type;

 
C.__The average charge per procedure per payor type; and


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