42 CFR § 413.310 Principles of Reasonable Cost Reimbursement; Payment for End-Stage Renal Disease Services; Prospectively Determined Payment Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Payment for Acute Kidney Injury Dialysis

§ 413.310 Basis of payment.

Current through Oct 8, 2026 · Read all of Part 413

(a) Method of payment. Under the prospectively determined payment rate system, a qualified SNF receives a per diem payment of a predetermined rate for inpatient services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries. Each SNF's routine per diem payment rate is determined according to the methodology described in § 413.312 and is based on various components of SNF costs.

(b) Payment in full. The payment rate represents payment in full for routine services as described in § 413.314 (subject to applicable coinsurance as described in subpart G of part 409 of this title), and for routine capital costs. Payment is made in lieu of payment on a reasonable cost basis for routine services and for routine capital costs.

← § 413.308 Rules governing election of prospectively determined payment rates.§ 413.312 Methodology for calculating rates. →