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Transmittal #
R11044CP
Issue Date
2021-10-13
Subject
Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 and Productivity Adjustment
Implementation Date
2022-01-03
CR #
12488
Provider Education
MLN Connects Newsletter Message
Provider Education Release Date
2021-10-28
Publication #
100-04
Transmittal Year
2021
MLN Connects® Newsletter Message
Ambulance Fee Schedule: CY 2022 Ambulance Inflation Factor
According to the Social Security Act, the Ambulance Fee Schedule is updated annually by an Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) (June–June of the previous year) reduced by Multi-Factor Productivity (MFP). The CPI-U for 2022 is 5.4% and the MFP for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 is 0.3%. Therefore, the AIF for CY 2022 is 5.1%.
For more information, see the official instruction (PDF) issued to your MAC.