Fact · Accessibility and health
Under Medicare, a patient generally also pays a copayment for each service received in a hospital outpatient setting, in addition to the 20% coinsurance.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“You also generally pay a copayment for each service you get in a hospital outpatient setting.”
Outpatient medical and surgical services and supplies, Medicare.gov (U.S. government), n.d., Costs.
Open the original- What it measures
- The copayment is set separately from the coinsurance and applies to hospital outpatient departments, not to every freestanding surgery center.
- What it does not show
- The page does not give the copayment amount. The amount changes each year and is set by Medicare, so check the current figure for your area.