US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-01, ch. 6, § 180
Cost to a Provider That Requests Information Available to the
Public
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Providers are required to pay appropriate fees for information they request pertaining to
other providers, Medicare contractors, or State agencies. A provider may claim such fees
as allowable costs only if it demonstrates to the contractor the information is necessary in
developing and maintaining the operations of patient care facilities and activities.
History
(Rev. 1, 09-11-02)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
577f9b8e1d64764abb85dc4139f471a3a638a28c12fbe0def0fe71d9f15e21a8
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