2025 Medicare IPPS Final Rule Update and Its Impact on Hospitals
                     2025 MEDICARE IPPS FINAL RULE UPDATE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITALS
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2025 MEDICARE IPPS FINAL RULE UPDATE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITALS
The 2025 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, issued by the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 1, 2024, outlines significant 
updates that will impact hospitals, particularly in the domains of payment rates, quality 
reporting, and the adoption of new medical technologies. These updates are especially 
relevant for hospital administrators, medical billing and coding professionals, as they 
directly influence hospital reimbursement, reporting obligations, and compliance 
requirements.
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The key elements of the Final Rule and its expected impact on 
hospitals:
1. Increased Payment Rates and Adjustments
CMS has projected an increase in the hospital market basket rate by 3.4% for FY 2025. 
However, after a 0.5% productivity adjustment, the net increase in payment rates for 
hospitals that meet reporting and electronic health record (EHR) use requirements is 
2.9%. This increase translates into higher reimbursement rates for Medicare patients 
treated in general acute care hospitals. Billing and coding departments should be 
prepared to reflect these new rates in their systems, ensuring compliance with CMS 
payment calculations and regulations. For hospitals failing to comply with the Inpatient 
Quality Reporting (IQR) Program or not being meaningful EHR users, payment updates will 
be reduced, underscoring thHeT TiPmS:p//WoWrWta.2n47cMeED oICfA LmBILaLiInNGtSaEiRnViInCEgS .cCOoMm/ pliance with CMS quality 
standards and EHR guidelines.
2025 MEDICARE IPPS FINAL RULE UPDATE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITALS
2. New Technology Add-On Payments (NTAP)
For 2025, CMS has approved additional payments for inpatient cases involving new 
medical technologies, totaling an increase of approximately $0.3 billion. This will allow 
hospitals to recoup a portion of the costs for high-cost, advanced medical technologies 
that enhance patient care but are not yet fully integrated into standard Medicare 
payment rates. Coding professionals should become familiar with the specific 
technologies that qualify for NTAP and ensure accurate coding to facilitate proper 
reimbursement. Additionally, CMS will move the NTAP eligibility start date to October 1 
beginning in 2026, which will standardize the timeline for determining new 
technologies' eligibility and align it with the fiscal year.
3. Adjustments to Medicare Uncompensated Care Payments
CMS has projected a decrease in Medicare uncompensated care payments by about 
$0.2 billion for disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) in FY 2025. DSH hospitals, which 
serve a high number of low-income patients, rely on these payments to offset 
uncompensated care costs. This reduction may create financial pressures on DSH 
hospitals, especially those in economically disadvantaged areas. Medical billing 
departments will need to carefully monitor DSH payments and calculate expected 
reductions in reimbursement, adjusting budget forecasts accordingly.
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2025 MEDICARE IPPS FINAL RULE UPDATE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITALS
5. Implications of the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program
CMS has increased the scoring threshold for the Promoting Interoperability Program from 
60 to 70 points in 2025, with an additional rise to 80 points starting in 2026. Hospitals 
must now report on a more extensive set of eCQMs, including Hospital Harm measures, 
to fulfill the program’s requirements. Additionally, CMS is separating the Antimicrobial 
Use and Resistance (AUR) Surveillance measure into two distinct components, which are 
now considered separate measures. Medical billing and coding professionals must be 
adept at handling the increased requirements to avoid penalties. Ensuring 
interoperability compliance and meaningful EHR use is essential to avoid reductions in 
payment updates.
6. New Quality Measures and Reporting Standards
CMS is adding several infection-related measures to improve patient safety, including 
measures for catheter-associated urinary tract infections and central line-associated 
bloodstream infections, which will be stratified for oncology locations. A new measure, 
the Thirty-Day Risk-Standardized Death Rate among Surgical Inpatients with 
Complications, is set to replace the CMS PSI-04 measure, broadening its applicability. 
These changes reflect CMS’s emphasis on patient safety and quality improvement, both 
of which impact reimbursement.
Billing and coding teams must be aware of these new reporting requirements and ensure 
that appropriate documentation is in place. For example, adding more specific diagnostic 
codes related to these conditions may help in accurately capturing the required data, 
ultimately affecting reimbursement rates.
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2025 MEDICARE IPPS FINAL RULE UPDATE AND ITS IMPACT ON HOSPITALS
What’s Next?
The 2025 IPPS Final Rule introduces numerous reporting and reimbursement 
requirements, demanding heightened accuracy in medical billing and coding. Coding 
professionals must stay informed about the specific codes for new medical 
technologies, quality measures, and SDOH assessment items. In addition, hospitals 
should invest in regular training for billing and coding teams to ensure compliance 
with the updated measures. Misreporting or failure to meet CMS’s quality and 
interoperability standards could lead to substantial payment reductions.
Alternatively, Outsourcing medical billing and coding to 24/7 Medical Billing Services 
(24/7 MBS) offers hospitals a practical way to adapt to the complex changes 
introduced by the 2025 Medicare IPPS Final Rule. With the rule's updates, medical 
billing has become more intricate and demands extensive accuracy and expertise. 
24/7 MBS can help hospitals navigate the new guidelines, especially those 
concerning the Medicare Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program and electronic 
clinical quality measures (eCQMs), ensuring compliance to avoid potential payment 
penalties. 
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