The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasing the amount in controversy (AIC) threshold amounts for Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearings and judicial review under the Medicare appeals process for 2020.  The CY 2020 AIC threshold amounts are:

• $170 for ALJ hearings (compared with $160 in 2019), and
• $1,670 for judicial review (up from $1,630 in 2019).

The new amounts apply to requests for ALJ hearings and judicial review filed on or after January 1, 2020.