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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AU82 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: CY 2023 Hospital Outpatient PPS Policy Changes and Payment Rates and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Policy Changes and Payment Rates (CMS-1772) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system.  The rule describes changes to the amounts and factors used to determine payment rates for services.  In addition, the rule finalizes changes to the ambulatory surgical center payment system list of services and rates.  This rule also updates and refines the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program and the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 405    42 CFR 410    42 CFR 411    42 CFR 412    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C. 1395hh   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  By statute, rule must be effective by January 1 annually.  01/01/2023 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/26/2022  87 FR 44502   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/13/2022 
Final Action  11/23/2022  87 FR 71748   
Final Action Effective  01/01/2023 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 0938-AU92 
Agency Contact:
Elise Barringer
Health Insurance Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Center for Medicare, MS: C4-03-06, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-9222
Email: elise.barringer@cms.hhs.gov