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Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate Update

Policy ID: 2026-06675Specialty: Inpatient Psychiatric (IPF)Added: 6/2/2026Effective: April 7, 2026federal rule

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What changed

Final Rule published 2026-04-07. This rulemaking proposes to update the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or critical access hospital. This rulemaking also proposes refinement of the IPF PPS outlier policy. Thes

Who’s affected: Inpatient Psychiatric (IPF) billing teams · Effective: April 7, 2026

Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗

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