If a HIPPS code appears to be a very low amount, check to see if the patient has a County code in the Referral > Start screen.  If not, enter the correct county code and save all patient data.  As a tracking process, you can run the following report to pull all patients who have a blank county code in the referral, go to Reports > Audit > 07.01 Verify Admit and Discharge Dates.  Check Option 04, to locate Unknown or Blank County codes. 

If a County code is listed there, then check to see if the county code is setup correctly. 

o    Go to Codes > Other Basic Codes > County Codes. 

o    Enter the county code that is listed on the patient’s Referral > Start screen.

o    Click on Code then click on Search.  Select the description. 

o    From the list of Counties, select the county that is associated with that code.

o    Click on the Save button.  You’ll notice that the CBSA and Wage Index will now have codes.

o    If the RAP has been sent then follow your agency guidelines on cancelling and resubmitting RAPs.