# Federal Register #2026-23189

CMS seeks public comment on extending the UB-04 CMS-1450 information collection

**Buyer:** Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Respond By:** January 12, 2027
**Identifier:** 2026-23189

CMS is requesting public input on continuing its Uniform Institutional Providers Form information collection.
- **Government buyer:** Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; no specific sub-agency or office is identified.
- **What is being considered:** Extension of the approved information collection for the UB-04 CMS-1450 form.
- **Purpose:** Medicare Part A contractors and other payers use the form to process claims and determine payments. CMS uses the information to update payment schedules and rates and to support studies and reports.
- **Requested input:** Comments may address whether the collection is necessary and useful, the estimated reporting burden, the clarity of the requested information, and ways to reduce burden.
- **Procurement scope:** No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified; this is a request for public comment, not a solicitation for goods or services.

### Description

CMS is inviting public comment on an extension of its currently approved Uniform Institutional Providers Form collection. The UB-04 CMS-1450 is used by Medicare Part A MACs to determine payment for services, payment amounts, and whether deductibles apply; other payers also use it. CMS uses the information to update payment schedules and rates and to conduct studies and reports. Comments on the collection, including its necessity, utility, burden estimates, and ways to reduce burden, are due January 12, 2027.

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