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Announcing the Display of the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital OPPS/ASC Payment System Final Rule was displayed on the website of the Federal Register on November 21, 2025.
CMS issued a final rule to update Medicare payment rates and policies furnished under the OPPS/ASC payment system, including those which relate to the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR), Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting (REHQR), and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Programs.
For more information, see the following link:
CMS Newsroom: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/calendar-year-2026-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-system-opps-ambulatory-surgical-center
Last Updated: Dec 04, 2025