# TRICARE Reimbursement Revisions
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2012-06-27 · Effective 2012-07-27 · 77 FR 38173
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-15509
- **Category:** personnel
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 38173
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 199
- **Publication date:** 2012-06-27
- **Effective date:** 2012-07-27
- **DOD docket:** DOD-2011-HA-0007
## Abstract

This final rule provides several necessary revisions to the regulation in order for TRICARE to be consistent with Medicare. These revisions affect: Hospice periods of care; reimbursement of physician assistants and assistant-at-surgery claims; and diagnosis-related group values, removing references to specific numeric diagnosis-related group values and replacing them with their narrative description.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/06/27/2012-15509/tricare-reimbursement-revisions)
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