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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 19, § 80.3
A/B MAC (B) - Ambulance Services - Payment Policy
Effective July 1, 2005, Medicare Part B payment may be made to IHS independent
ambulance suppliers that furnish ambulance services. IHS independent ambulance
suppliers bill the designated A/B MAC (B) for services.
Payment for independent ambulance supplier claims shall be based on the ambulance fee
schedule and processed based on point of pickup (POP). Medicare Part B deductible and
coinsurance amounts are applied, but are waived by the IHS.
For more information on the ambulance fee schedule see Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims
Processing Manual, Chapter 15. See Chapter 15, §10.3 for information on POP.
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
36168687f539a739ea7a69fa880ac4a2af2f2dc81f93dffdb8fe17ef60783434
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