Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Calendar Year 2004 Payment Rates
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2003-11-07 · Effective 2004-01-01 · 68 FR 63398
Document
Document number
03-27791
Federal Register citation
68 FR 63398
CFR reference
42 CFR 410
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2003-11-07
Effective date
2004-01-01
HHS docket
CMS-1471-FC
Abstract
This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system. In addition, it describes changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the prospective payment system. These changes are applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2004. Finally, this rule responds to public comments received on the August 12, 2003 proposed rule for revisions to the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and payment rates (68 FR 47966).