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MEAT is AAPC/CDI. It is not CMS RADV law.
If a vendor cites MEAT as if CMS wrote it into RADV, they are citing coding folklore as statute. We will not.
What MEAT is
Monitor, Evaluate, Assess/Address, Treat — an AAPC / CDI mnemonic. Useful as a heuristic. Not a CMS regulation.
What JIL uses on the live path
Documentation support against ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, AHA Coding Clinic, and MMCM Ch. 7. Inpatient chronic conditions follow the AHA / UHDDS exception. MEAT stays ready_not_active.
FAQ
Is MEAT turned on?
No. Flag defaults false.
Why code it at all?
So the workbench is future-proof if CMS ever adopts something like it. Until then it stays off.