# Medicare Program; Announcement of the Calendar Year 2002 Conversion Factor for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and a Pro Rata Reduction on Transitional Pass-Through Payments
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2001-11-02 · Effective 2002-01-01 · 66 FR 55857
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-27659
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 55857
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 419
- **Publication date:** 2001-11-02
- **Effective date:** 2002-01-01
- **HHS docket:** CMS-1159-F1
## Abstract

This final rule announces the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system conversion factor for calendar year (CY) 2002. In addition, it describes the Secretary's estimate of the total amount of transitional pass-through payments for CY 2002 and the implementation of a uniform reduction in each of the pass-through payments for that year.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/11/02/01-27659/medicare-program-announcement-of-the-calendar-year-2002-conversion-factor-for-the-hospital)
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