(a) Payment for episodes. CMS pays an RO participant for all included RT services furnished to an RO beneficiary during a completed RO episode as follows:

(1) CMS pays a Professional participant a participant-specific professional episode payment for the professional component furnished to an RO beneficiary during an RO episode.

(2) CMS pays a Technical participant a participant-specific technical episode payment for the technical component furnished to an RO beneficiary during an RO episode.

(3) CMS pays a Dual participant a participant-specific professional episode payment and a participant-specific technical episode payment for the professional component and technical component furnished to an RO beneficiary during an RO episode.

(b) Payment installments. CMS makes each of the payments described in paragraph (a) of this section in two equal installments, as follows:

(1) CMS pays one-half of a participant-specific professional episode payment to a Professional participant or Dual participant or one-half of the participant-specific technical episode payment to a Technical participant or Dual participant after the RO participant bills an RO Model-specific HCPCS code with a SOE modifier.

(2) CMS pays the remaining half of a participant-specific professional episode payment to a Professional participant or Dual participant or one-half of the participant-specific technical episode payment to a Technical participant or Dual participant after the RO participant bills an RO Model-specific HCPCS code with an EOE modifier.

(c) Duplicate RT services. Duplicate RT services are reimbursed at the FFS amount, whether or not the RT provider or RT supplier that furnished such services is an RO participant.