{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-412.70","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 412.70","heading":"General description.","body":"For discharges occurring on or after April 1, 1988, and before October 1, 1996, payments to a hospital are based on the greater of the national average standardized amount or the sum of 85 percent of the national average standardized amount and 15 percent of the average standardized amount for the region in which the hospital is located.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 412—PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES","Subpart E—Determination of Transition Period Payment Rates for the Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Operating Costs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"1d42f41c8f59665e49e7237900a18542c9f0f0815a543bd7a496f16ffc58946f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-412.64","next":"us/42-cfr-412.71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}