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Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; Hospital Price Transparency; and Notice of Closure of a Teaching Hospital and Opportunity To Apply for Available Slots

Policy ID: FR-2025-20907Specialty: Hospital Outpatient (OPPS)Added: 6/5/2026Effective: January 1, 2026final rule

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What changed

2026 OPPS changes may impact outpatient reimbursement rates.

Who’s affected: Hospital Outpatient (OPPS) billing teams · Effective: January 1, 2026

Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗

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