US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 8, § 50.6.2
Payment for Hemodialysis Sessions
Hemodialysis is typically furnished three times per week in sessions of three to five hours
duration. Each hemodialysis session equals one PPS base rate payment. Therefore, three
sessions per week is three PPS base rate payments. Dialysis furnished at this frequency is
paid without the need for a secondary diagnosis to justify payment. The justification
must support the medical necessity of the service(s) being rendered. Hemodiafiltration
sessions are paid identically to hemodialysis sessions.
History
(Rev. 13740; Issued: 04-17-26; Effective: 07-01-26; Implementation: 07-06-26)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
17c4701353734cbcd9f563bcb69b4b6b235292b5c897177b62992f08bb21311c
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