CY 2022 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Final Rule Summary

On October 29, 2021, CMS posted for public inspection a final rule addressing routine updates to the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (ESRD PPS), payment updates for renal dial services to individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI) updates for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP), modifications to the ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) Model to directly address health equity, among other policies for calendar year 2022. One application for 2022 payment of the transitional add-on payment adjustment for new and innovative equipment and supplies is approved. The final rule also summarizes comments on requests for information on a myriad of issues related to the ESRD PPS, the ESRD QIP, and the ETC Model. The final rule will be published in the November 8, 2021, Federal Register. Addenda provided by CMS on the ESRD PPS provide wage index files and facility level impact analysis.