Cost Center Information

In the Cost Center Information section, you must select a specific cost center line for the facility from the organization's most recently filed Medicare cost report and enter the associated financial information.

  1. Click the Cost Center drop-down to expand the list and select the appropriate cost center.

    • If the desired cost center is not in the list, select Not Present – Add and enter the required information.

    • If you select a non-patient cost center, you must submit Worksheet A, Worksheet C, and the trial balance from the hospital's latest filed cost report.

      screen shot of Cost Center Information entry page for outpatient facility registration

      Type the first digit of the cost center (e.g., "6") in the text box above the list to cycle through the items that begin with that number.

      screen shot of Cost Center section for entry of cost center data

Outpatient Facility Cost Center Information
Item Description
Net Expenses (Worksheet A)

Enter the net expenses for the allocation for the entire line (Worksheet A, Column 7).

If the amount entered does not match what ClosedCMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the federal agency within Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, including the Medicaid drug rebate program and the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. has on file, the system will display a message that Worksheet A and Worksheet C from the latest cost report, as well as the trial balance, must be uploaded on the same day as the registration or the registration will be rejected.
Outpatient Charges (Worksheet C)

Enter the total outpatient charges for the entire line (Worksheet C, Column 7).

If the amount entered does not match what CMS has on file, the system will display a message that Worksheet A and Worksheet C from the latest cost report, as well as the trial balance, must be uploaded on the same day as the registration or the registration will be rejected.
Specific Service/

Clinic Cost

(Trial Balance)

Enter the expenses associated with the specific clinic, service or facility being registered.

  • If more than one clinic, service, or facility is rolled up to a single cost center (e.g., Line 90/Clinic), these figures will come from the corresponding working trial balance.
  • For cost centers that reflect only a single outpatient clinic, service, or facility, these figures will come directly from Worksheet A, Column 7 and will be the same as those provided for the entire line (e.g., Line 90.xx subscripts).

If the amount entered exceeds the total amount reported from Worksheet A of the hospital's latest filed cost report, the system will display a message that Worksheet A and Worksheet C from the latest cost report, as well as the trial balance, must be uploaded on the same day as the registration or the registration will be rejected.
Specific Service/

Clinic Outpatient Revenue

(Trial Balance)

Enter the outpatient revenue associated with the specific clinic or service being registered (also from the trial balance).

If the amount entered exceeds the total amount reported from Worksheet C of the hospital's latest filed cost report, the system will display a message that that Worksheet A and Worksheet C from the latest cost report, as well as the trial balance, must be uploaded on the same day as the registration or the registration will be rejected.
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