According to the Social Security Act, the Ambulance Fee Schedule is updated annually by an Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) (June-June of the previous year) reduced by Multi-Factor Productivity (MFP). The CPI-U for 2022 is 5.4% and the MFP for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 is 0.3%. Therefore, the AIF for CY 2022 is 5.1%.

Resources

• CMS MLN Connects Newsletter dated October 28, 2021
• CMS Change Request 12488, Ambulance Inflation Factor (AIF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 and Productivity Adjustment
• CMS Ambulance Fee Schedule webpage