(a) Except as otherwise provided under §413.235 or §413.174(f) of this part, effective January 1, 2011, ESRD facilities receive a predetermined per treatment payment amount described in §413.230 of this part, for renal dialysis services, specified under section 1881(b)(14) of the Act and as defined in §413.217 of this part, furnished to Medicare Part B fee-for-service beneficiaries.

(b) In addition to the per-treatment payment amount, as described in paragraph (a) of this section, the ESRD facility may receive payment for bad debts of Medicare beneficiaries as specified in §413.89(h)(3).

[75 FR 49200, Aug. 12, 2010, as amended at 81 FR 77965, Nov. 4, 2016]