(Last Updated: 11/18/2008)

Here you can download files containing the 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule and Limiting Charge information. These files include the fees and limiting charges effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2008. These files are self extracting zip files. This means after downloading the file, you need to run it to un-zip the fee schedule file. The fee schedule file is a tab delineated text file. It can easily be opened in a spreadsheet or word processing package.

Download The 2008 Medicare Fee Schedule 

Looking for more detailed fee information? Access CMS's Fee Schedule Look-Up site.

Below are the column headings and descriptions of the information provided in each column of the report.

Note: The non-participating fee schedule and limiting charge do not apply to practitioners.

• Code: The procedure codes used are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). The five-digit numeric codes were obtained from the Physician’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). The alpha-numeric codes were developed by the Health Care Financing Administration.
• Par Fee: This is the allowance for participating providers before the application of co-insurance or payment limitations.
• NonPar Fee: This is the allowance for non-participating providers before the application of co-insurance or payment limitations. This amount is 95 percent of the participating allowance.
• LC: This is the Limiting Charge. This is the maximum amount that non-participating providers may bill their Medicare patients on non-assigned claims. For 2008, the limiting charge is always equal to 115 percent of the non-participating allowance.

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Instructions for Downloading the Fee Schedules