42 C.F.R. § 419.30 – Base expenditure target for calendar year 1999.

(a) CMS estimates the aggregate amount that would be payable for hospital outpatient services in calendar year 1999 by summing—
1. (1) The total amounts that would be payable from the Trust Fund for covered hospital outpatient services without regard to the outpatient prospective payment system described in this part; and
2. (2) The total amounts of coinsurance that would be payable by beneficiaries to hospitals for covered hospital outpatient services without regard to the outpatient prospective payment system described in this part.
(b) The estimated aggregate amount under paragraph (a) of this section is determined as though the deductible required under section 1833(b) of the Act did not apply.