85 FR 251 pg. 86940 - Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2021
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 251Page: 86940
Page: 86940FR document: [FR Doc. 2020–28950 Filed 12–30–20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Indian Health Service
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
RIN 0917-AA19
Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2021
AGENCY:
Indian Health Service (IHS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Notice is provided that the Director of the Indian Health Service has approved the rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care provided by IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), under the authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), Public Law 83-568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ), has approved the following rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care provided by IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2021 for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of other federal programs, and for recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653). The inpatient rates for Medicare Part A are excluded from the table below. That is because Medicare inpatient payments for IHS hospital facilities are made based on the prospective payment system, or (when IHS facilities are designated as Medicare Critical Access Hospitals) on a reasonable cost basis. Since the inpatient per diem rates set forth below do not include all physician services and practitioner services, additional payment shall be available to the extent that those services are provided.
Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate (Excludes Physician/Practitioner Services)
Calendar Year 2021
Lower 48 States $3,631
Alaska $3,384
Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Excluding Medicare)
Calendar Year 2021
Lower 48 States $519
Alaska $808
Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Medicare)
Calendar Year 2021
Lower 48 States $414
Alaska $662
Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per Diem Rate
Calendar Year 2021
Lower 48 States $678
Alaska $1,039
Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare)
Established Medicare rates for freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
Effective Date for Calendar Year 2021 Rates
Consistent with previous annual rate revisions, the Calendar Year 2021 rates will be effective for services provided on/or after January 1, 2021, to the extent consistent with payment authorities, including the applicable Medicaid State plan.
Michael D. Weahkee,
Assistant Surgeon General, RADM, U.S. Public Health Service, Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-28950 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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