Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 13 § 20.2.3
Services Furnished in Leased Departments
20.2.3 - Services Furnished in Leased Departments
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
In the case of procedures furnished in a leased hospital radiology department to a beneficiary who is
neither an inpatient nor an outpatient of any hospital, e.g., the patient is referred by an outside physician
and is not registered as a hospital outpatient, both the PC and the TC of the services are payable under
the fee schedule by the A/B MAC (B).