Every in-patient treatment in German hospitals is reimbursed by the health insurance funds using the aG-DRG-system. To calculate reimbursement, the cost weight assigned to a DRG is multiplied by the base rate. Each federal state has its own state base rate, which all add up to the average federal base rate. This is typically used to calculate reimbursement in reimbursement analyses or coding brochures.
The German Medical Technology Association (BVMed) collectively with other experts has been estimating this value for several years to ensure that a base rate for determining reimbursement is available at an early stage. The positive experience with this estimated value, has led the BVMed to again estimate the rate this year.
The estimated Federal Base Rate is referred to as the “fictitious” BBFW and is €4,200.00 for the year of 2024.
This means that now coding brochures can be created for 2024.
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