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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 19, § 100.12.3
A/B MAC (A) - Ambulance Services - Medicare Part A -
Payment Policy
(Rev. 1040, Issued: 08-25-06, Effective: 09-11-06, Implementation: 09-11-06)
If an inpatient is transferred to another hospital for services under arrangement, the
ambulance services are not billable to Medicare. Reimbursement for such services is part
of the inpatient stay and payment is included in the IPPS payment based on the DRG.
History
(Rev. 1040, Issued: 08-25-06, Effective: 09-11-06, Implementation: 09-11-06)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
1bc824f7353ee4d3d7ad8fbcba2ad24fc3e3761b0a70115edab4d0dd9f8ddbc4
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