Medical, Dental & Pharmacy

Hospital Services

Hospital services include inpatient and outpatient services provided in a facility qualified to participate in Medicare. Hospital services must be medically necessary and provided by or under the supervision of a physician, dentist, or other provider having medical staff privileges in the hospital.

Non-Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Facilities

The following facilities are not subject to the APC payment methodology:

  1. Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs)
  2. Hospice
  3. Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs)
  4. CAHs
  5. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
  6. Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
  7. Non-surgical Indian Health Service (IHS)
  8. Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)

Urgent care facilities must follow Medicare guidelines for the facility charge.

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Updated_11/09/2018