CMS TransmittalInpatient (IPPS)

Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2026 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program

FR-2025-14780

Document details

Document type: CMS Transmittal
Issuing body: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Document ID: FR-2025-14780
Published: June 5, 2026
Effective date: October 1, 2025
MAC region: National

Summary

The final rule for the FY 2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System introduces updated payment rates that may affect reimbursement levels for rehabilitation services. The conti

Updates to IRF payment rates may impact billing strategies.

Affected specialty

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Source document

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/05/2025-14780/medicare-program-inpatient-rehabilitation-facility-prospective-payment-system-for-federal-fiscal

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