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2025-12-04 - Outpatient Prospective Payment System Drug Acquisition Cost Survey Starts January 1: Get Key Dates & Details
Medicare/CMS·Coverage
Effective date
Jan 1, 2026
We identified it
Jan 12, 2026
Summary
CMS is launching a mandatory OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey from January 1 - March 31, 2026, requiring hospitals that received OPPS payments for outpatient drugs from July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 to report drug acquisition costs. The survey aims to inform CY 2027 payment policy changes for hospital outpatient departments.
Action Required
By December 2025: Hospital billing teams must confirm Point of Contact by emailing OPPSDrugSurvey@cms.hhs.gov with hospital's CMS Certification Number. Register for ODACS system starting December 2025. Attend training webinars on December 9 and 11. By March 31, 2026: Complete mandatory survey reporting all payable outpatient drug acquisition costs for period July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 via Fee-for-Service Data Collection System.