LAC 50:V.5301. Payment for Outpatient Surgery Services

A. Payment for outpatient surgery services is a flat rate in accordance with the published fee schedule. The flat rate payment covers all services provided during the outpatient surgical admission. There shall be no cost settlement for outpatient surgery services except for the specific hospital types identified in Subchapter B of this Chapter. 1. Effective for dates of service on or after February 10, 2022, the Medicaid Program shall provide reimbursement for Coronavirus Disease 2019 laboratory testing in addition to the outpatient surgery fee schedule flat fee reimbursement amount.