405.1804—Matters not subject to administrative and judicial review under prospective payment.

Neither administrative nor judicial review is available for controversies about the following matters:
(a) The determination of the requirement, or the proportional amount, of any budget neutrality adjustment in the prospective payment rates.
(b) The establishment of—
(1) Diagnosis related groups (DRGs);
(2) The methodology for the classification of inpatient discharges within the DRGs; or
(3) Appropriate weighting factors that reflect the relative hospital resources used with respect to discharge within each DRG.
[49 FR 322, Jan. 1, 1984]