This page contains the process and information required to apply for transitional pass-through payment status for drugs and biologicals, or for assignment and payment for new pass-through device categories.

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List of Pass Through Payment Device Category Codes - Updated: November 2008 [PDF, 107KB] 2010 Offset Amounts by APC [ZIP, 62KB] Process and Information Required: For a New Technology Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) Designation Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) [PDF, 162KB] To Apply for New Device Categories For Transitional Pass-Through Payment Status Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System - Updated December 2009 [PDF 187KB] To Determine Eligibility of Drugs and Biologicals for Transitional Pass-Through Payment Under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System [PDF 102KB] - Updated 12/8/09
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For information on original pass-through devices, see Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services: Criteria for Establishing Additional Pass-Through Categories for Medical Devices (Published at Federal Register: 8/24/2001)
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