Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert
Nonroutine Medical Supplies (NRS):
Case-Mix Adjustment Variables and Point Scores
Published on Sun Apr 24, 2011 
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This table, formerly Table 10A of the final PPS rules (CMS-1541-FC), shows how nonroutine supply (NRS) categories and OASIS-C items combine to generate NRS points, says
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