base allowed charges
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
In this paragraph, the term “base allowed charges” means, with respect to a physician's service, the national average allowed charges for the service under this part for services furnished during 1991, as estimated by the Secretary using the most recent data available.
Source
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Payment for physicians services · for purposes of this section