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Calendar Year 2022 Fee Guidance for the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Process Under the No Surprises Act

This guidance announces the administrative fee for participating in the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) process for calendar year 2022. This guidance also announces the allowable ranges for certified IDR entity fees related to single determinations and batched determinations for calendar year 2022. Finally, this guidance describes the information that IDR entities seeking certification and certified IDR entities must provide if they seek approval to charge certified IDR entity fees outside of the allowable ranges set, and the process by which to provide the information.

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: September 30, 2021

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