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Updated 12/7/2021

2021 - No More Automatic Extensions Due to COVID-19

For 2021:

All 12/31/21 Cost Reports Are Due May 31, 2022.
All 6/30/21 Cost Reports Were Due November 30, 2021.
All 9/30/21 Cost Reports Are Due February 28, 2022.

For 2020:

For All Medicare Cost Reports for FYEs 3/1/2020 - 12/31/20, There Was An Automatic 60 Day Filing Extension.
This Means That December 31, 2020 Reports Were Due August 2, 2021.
Applied To: SNF, HHA, Hospice, Hospital, FQHC, RHC, CMHC, ESRD, OPO, and Histocompatibility Lab Cost Reports & Home Office Cost Statements.

In General:

If Your Books Run January 1 - December 31, Your Medicare Cost Report Filing Date Every Year is May 31 of The Following Year

For a Different Fiscal Year - Your Cost Report is Due 5 Months After You Close Your Books - e.g. 6/30 Year-Ends Due November 30th

If There Was A Change of Ownership - Your Cost Report is Due Per The Date On The Letter You Receive From CMS/ Your MAC

Don't Take a Risk - If You are Not Sure of Your Due Date, Check With Your MAC or Contact Us!

For Other End Dates, Contact Us or Check with Your MAC

If the Due Date is On a Weekend or Holiday - Cost Reports Due First Workday Afterwards

"Due" Means Must be Filed - That is Mailed Or Uploaded to MCReF - On or Before the Due Date

Grace Periods for Resubmission, if Necessary, Apply for Early Filing

Filing Extensions Granted Only Under Extreme Circumstances

Penalty for Overdue Cost Reports is Withholding of Payments - File On Time!

If Uploading to MCReF - Must be Finished Uploading (e-Postmarked) by 11:59 PM EST on the Due Date