CMS TransmittalHospital Outpatient (OPPS)

Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals: Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; COVID-19

FR-C1-2022-23918

Document details

Document type
CMS Transmittal
Issuing body
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Document ID
FR-C1-2022-23918
Published
June 5, 2026
Effective date
See source document
MAC region
National

Summary

The recent updates in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System emphasize new payment policies and conditions of participation for services offered by rural emergency hospitals. This will imp

New payment policies for rural hospitals affect reimbursement rates.

Affected specialty

Hospital Outpatient (OPPS) alerts →

Source document

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/24/C1-2022-23918/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment

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