A list of PHOs and their Tax ID Numbers is included on the Division's Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center Tax ID Numbers List. Registering as a Surcharge Payer for 2002 8. The Division will automatically register all payers as institutional payers for 2002. However, payments to the surcharge must be forwarded to the Division regardless of a company's registration status. Payments subject to the surcharge include payments made by national health insurance plans and payments made by an embassy on behalf of a foreign national not employed by the embassy.
All services billed by acute hospitals are acute hospital services and are subject to the surcharge.
For example, a hospital may bill for physician services or lab services that are provided under its license. A hospital may not bill for services that are not listed on a hospital license. The surcharge only applies to payments to Massachusetts acute care hospitals. Payments to rehabilitation, psychiatric, substance abuse, and VA facilities are not subject to the surcharge. If an ambulatory surgical center bills for physician services as well, payment for these services is not subject to the surcharge.