Title 42

SECTION 424.51

424.51 Payment to the provider.

§ 424.51 Payment to the provider.

(a) Basic rule. Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, Medicare pays the provider for services furnished by a provider.

(b) Exception. Medicare pays the beneficiary for outpatient hospital services if the hospital has collected an amount in excess of the unmet deductible and coinsurance, as specified in § 489.30(b)(4) of this chapter.

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