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What Is the CY 2026 Medicare Part A Inpatient Hospital Deductible?

Answered from the public Medicare sources on 2026-10-01. The quoted text is the source; the note beneath it is what our AI found. You decide what applies to your claim.

The rule, word for word

“This notice announces the inpatient hospital deductible and the hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year (CY) 2026 under Medicare's Hospital Insurance Program (Medicare Part A). The Medicare statute specifies the formulae used to determine these amounts. For CY 2026, the inpatient hospital deductible will be $1,736. The daily coinsurance amounts for CY 2026 will be as follows: $434 for the 61st through 90th day of hospitalization in a benefit period; $868 for lifetime reserve days; and $217 for the 21st through 100th day of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility in a benefit period.”

Federal Register, document 2025-20249, SUMMARY (SUMMARY:)
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What our AI found in the sources

The CY 2026 Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible is $1,736. This also sets the related CY 2026 coinsurance amounts: $434/day for days 61-90 of a benefit period, $868/day for lifetime reserve days, and $217/day for days 21-100 of extended care (SNF) services.

Also cited

Federal Register, document 2025-20249, Section 1813(b) of the Act (II. Computing the Inpatient Hospital Deductible for CY 2026)
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42 CFR § 409.82, Subpart G -- Hospital Insurance Deductibles and Coinsurance -- § 409.82 Inpatient hospital deductible.
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