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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 60.2.1

Part A Payment Methods

activein force · 2026-08-25 – presentas-observed

Payment is as follows:

• Hospital outpatient departments - Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)

• Critical Access Hospital (CAH) - Reasonable cost or Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)

Deductible and coinsurance apply.

History

(Rev. 216, 06-25-04)

Provenance

Source: cms.gov
Retrieved: 2026-08-25
Edition: iom-2026-08-25
Content hash: 4d6290626f8d29f9aa0d2a406cd740fd1593c57f4ca5008c2e71eab8e73b693b

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