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Pass-Through Payment Status and New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC)

This page contains the process and information required to apply for transitional pass-through payment status for drugs and biologicals, or for assignment and payment for new pass-through device categories.

 

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List of Pass Through Payment Device Category Codes - Updated: January 2012 [PDF, 99KB]

2012 Offset Amounts by APC [ZIP, 73KB]

Process and Information Required:
For a New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Designation Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) [PDF, 162KB] - Updated December 2, 2011

To Apply for New Device Categories For Transitional Pass-Through Payment Status Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System -  [PDF ,187KB] -  Updated December 2, 2011

To Determine Eligibility of Drugs and Biologicals for Transitional Pass-Through Payment Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System [PDF, 47KB] - Updated 05/01/11
Related Links Inside CMS

For information on original pass-through devices, see Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services: Criteria for Establishing Additional Pass-Through Categories for Medical Devices (Published at Federal Register: 8/24/2001)

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