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1Murphy Austin Adams Schoenfeld, LLP, Sacramento, Calif., USA. ffedor@murphyaustin.com
Abstract:
The OIG's new definition of "usual charges" could have a significant impact on payment rates for a hospital's services. Traditionally, "usual charges" has referred simply to non-discounted rates maintained in a hospital's charge description master. The OIG's definition of the term includes discounted rates that a hospital negotiates with commercial payers. If the OIG's definition is adopted, payers may attempt to apply it, thereby complicating rate setting negotiations and monitoring of contract compliance.
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