United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VHA Chief Business Office

Reasonable Charges (Rates) Information

Reasonable charges are based on amounts that third parties pay for the same services furnished by private-sector health care providers in the same geographic area.

In the past, VA used average cost-based per diem rates for billing insurers. Reasonable charges are calculated for inpatient and outpatient facility charges and for professional or clinician charges for inpatient and outpatient care. If the document cannot be viewed download the document viewer sofware.

Reasonable Charges Rules, Notices, & Federal Register 

Reasonable Charges Data Tables


Reasonable Charges Data Sources


VA Medical Facility Locations


Tort, Cost-Based, and Interagency Rates


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