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amount ($10,000) and the outlier payment amount ($29,540). IPPS Outlier Payment Policy Changes In the 2003 IPPS Final Rule, CMS made changes to its outlier payment
outlier. 1  1 (in managed care) a case in which costs exceed the allowable amount for the specific diagnosis or treatment. The outlier amount is typically specified in advance in the contract between the provider and payer. 2 (in research) an observation that differs from all others, suggesting that a gross error has occurred in sampling, measurement, or analysis.