Fee Schedules - General Information

A fee schedule is a complete listing of fees used by Medicare to pay doctors or other providers/suppliers.  This comprehensive listing of fee maximums is used to reimburse a physician and/or other providers on a fee-for-service basis.  CMS develops fee schedules for physicians, ambulance services, clinical laboratory services, and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies:

ZIPCODE TO CARRIER LOCALITY FILE (see files below)

This file is primarily intended to map Zip Codes to CMS carriers/Medicare Administrative Contractors and localities. This file will also map Zip Codes to their State. In addition, this file contains an urban, rural or a low density (qualified) area Zip Code indicator.

Provider Center

For a one-stop resource web page focused on the informational needs and interests of Original Medicare  providers, including physicians, other practitioners and suppliers, go to the Provider Center page.

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07/08/2026 04:15 PM