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What Is the Medicare-Approved Amount?

Medicare-Approved Amount for Medicare Part A

Medicare Part A comes with a separate fee structure for hospitalization. These expenses arise once deductible of $1,484 has been met. And they are based on the number of days you are in the hospital. As of 2012, the amounts for each benefit period are as follow:

– Days 1 to 60: $0 coinsurance

– Days 61 to 90: $371 coinsurance each day

– After days 91: $742 coinsurance each lifetime reserve day

– After lifetime reserve days: 100 percent of the expenses

Medicare will cover all the approved expenses beyond the coinsurance amounts until the lifetime reserve days are used up. [5]