2022 Facility Payment Rates Up 2% in Final Outpatient Department, Ambulatory Surgical Center Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized a payment increase for hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers in its 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rule. This rule affects hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers only.