Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P)
Published: 07/02/2026
Sources:
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
- Ambulatory Surgical Centers,
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Behavioral Health - Outpatient,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Community Mental Health Centers,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Behavioral Health - Inpatient
On July 2, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule for calendar year (CY) 2027.
The proposed rules addresses:
- Updates to OPPS and ASC Payment Rates
- Expanding the Method to Control Unnecessary Increases in the Volume of Outpa…