Question: The Medical College of Virginia, located in the urban city of Richmond, Virginia, has a wage index of 1.8579. A student from nearby Virginia Commonwealth University has just been treated for viral meningitis during a five-day length of stay (LOS), (DRG weight: 1.535).
Rate Table
Hospital Status Labor Non-labor
Urban Areas 2,800 1,250
Rural Areas 2,000 1,000
A. Calculate the DRG operating payment for this treatment.
B. Assuming that the wage index remains the same, what would the DRG operating payment be if the same treatment occurred in the rural Pulaski County Hospital in Pulaski, VA?