A/B MAC (A) - Outpatient Hospital-Based Ambulance

100.12.1 - A/B MAC (A) - Outpatient Hospital-Based Ambulance Services - Medicare Part B - Payment Policy (Rev. 1040, Issued: 08-25-06, Effective: 09-11-06, Implementation: 09-11-06) Medically necessary ambulance services submitted by hospital-based ambulance providers are reimbursed based on the ambulance fee schedule. The Medicare Part B deductible and coinsurance apply to ambulance services, but are waived by the IHS. See Chapter 15, §30.2.4 of Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, for more information on the payment of ambulance claims.