Instructions: Medicare allows patients to pay either a coins…

Instructions: Medicare allows patients to pay either a coinsurance amount (20 percent of the charge for procedures and services) or a fixed copayment amount, whichever is less, for hospital outpatient services that are participating providers. For each of the following, calculate the amount the patient is required to pay to the hospital for the outpatient service provided. (The patient has already met the annual deductible required by the payer Medicare Coinsurance and Copayment Amounts for Hospital Outpatient Services: Cherie Brown underwent an outpatient chest x-ray that cost $75. The fixed copayment for this type of procedure, adjusted for wages in the geographic area, is $25. How much is the patient required to pay to the hospital for the outpatient service provided? $