,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,ryan ( ,wiscons9 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means1 & 9 addition to !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to develop a crosswalk betwe5 ,,hcpcs &
 ,,ms-,,drg codes = simil> hospital     
s]vices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,m$ic>e ,crosswalk ,hospital
 ,code ,developm5t ,act ( #bjae4  #b4   
,developm5t ( ,m$ic>e ,,hcpcs v]sion (  
,,ms-,,drg codes = simil> hospital      
s]vices ,section #ahhf ( ! ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acieww7  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subsection3  7t7 ,relat+ simil> inpati5t
 & outpati5t hospital s]vices  7#a7     
,developm5t ( ,,hcpcs v]sion (          

,,ms-,,drg codes  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjah1 ! ,secret>y %all 
develop ,,hcpcs v]sions = ,,ms-,d,r,gs t
 is simil> to ! ,,icd-#aj-,,pcs = su*   
,,ms-,d,r,gs su* t1 to ! ext5t possible1
 ! ,,ms-,,drg assignm5t %all be simil> =
 a claim cod$ ) ! ,,hcpcs v]sion z an   
id5tical claim cod$ ) an ,,icd-#aj-,,pcs
 code4  7,b7 ,cov]age ( surgical        
,,ms-,d,r,gs ,9 c>ry+ out subp>agraph   
7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all develop ,,hcpcs  
v]sions ( ,,ms-,,drg codes = n few] ?an 
#aj surgical ,,ms-,d,r,gs4  7,c7        
,publication & dissem9ation ( ! ,,hcpcs 
v]sions ( ,,ms-,d,r,gs  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y %all develop an ,,hcpcs       
,,ms-,,drg def9itions manual & s(tw>e t 
is simil> to ! def9itions manual &      
s(tw>e = ,,icd-#aj-,,pcs codes = su*    
,,ms-,d,r,gs4 ,! ,secret>y %all po/ !   
,,hcpcs ,,ms-,,drg def9itions manual &  
s(tw>e on ! ,int]net website ( ! ,c5t]s 
= ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices4 ,! ,,hcpcs
 ,,ms-,,drg def9itions manual & s(tw>e  
%all be 9 ! public doma9 & available =  

use & r$i/ribution )\t *>ge4  7ii7 ,use 
( previ\s analysis done by ,med,p,a,c ,9
 develop+ ! ,,hcpcs ,,ms-,,drg          
def9itions manual & s(tw>e "u clause    
7i71 ! ,secret>y %all consult ) !       
,m$ic>e ,paym5t ,advisory ,commission & 
%all consid] ! analysis done by su*     
,commission 9 translat+ outpati5t       
surgical claims into inpati5t surgical  
,,ms-,d,r,gs 9 prep>+ *apt] #g 7relat+  
to hospital %ort-/ay policy issues7 (   
its ,m$ic>e & ! ,heal? ,c>e ,deliv]y    
,sy/em report submitt$ to ,congress 9   
,june #bjae4  7,d7 ,def9ition & ref]5ce 
,9 ?is p>agraph3 7i7 ,,hcpcs ,! t]m     
,,hcpcs means1 ) respect to hospital    
s]vices 7o!r ?an inpati5t hospital      
s]vices7 = :i* paym5t is made "u ?is    
title1 ! code "u ! ,heal?c>e ,common    
,proc$ure ,cod+ ,sy/em 7,,hcpcs7 7or a  
successor code7 = su* s]vices4  7ii7    
,,icd-#aj-,,pcs ,a ref]5ce to an        
,,icd-#aj-,,pcs code includes a ref]5ce 
to a successor to su* code4  4