{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-424.51","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 424.51","heading":"Payment to the provider.","body":"(a) Basic rule. Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, Medicare pays the provider for services furnished by a provider.\n(b) Exception. Medicare pays the beneficiary for outpatient hospital services if the hospital has collected an amount in excess of the unmet deductible and coinsurance, as specified in § 489.30(b)(4) of this chapter.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 424—CONDITIONS FOR MEDICARE PAYMENT","Subpart D—To Whom Payment Is Ordinarily Made"],"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":"293fa06c6b90f0d80739c9b8837aa5ce0dcf3f06a8f742432ae16ac89aec875d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-424.50","next":"us/42-cfr-424.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}