Medicare Cost Report Due Date Calculator

On or before the last day of the fifth month after the cost reporting period ends. If the period does not end on the last day of a month, it is due 150 days after the period ends (42 CFR 413.24(f)(2)).

May 31 of the following year. For a fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, the report is due May 31, 2027.

November 30 of the same year. For a fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the report is due November 30, 2026.

Then the report is due 150 days after the period ends. For example, a period ending June 15, 2026 is due November 12, 2026.

Only for September 30 year ends. A fiscal year ending September 30, 2027 is due February 29, 2028, because the fifth month after it ends is February and 2028 is a leap year. In other years it is due February 28.

Only in narrow cases. The MAC may grant an extension when your operations are significantly adversely affected by extraordinary circumstances outside your control, such as a flood or fire. Routine requests are not provided for.

Medicare payments can be suspended in whole or in part until an acceptable cost report is filed and accepted by your MAC (42 CFR 405.371).

No. It is a separate filing. A hospice files its self-determined aggregate cap determination with its MAC no later than 5 months after the cap year ends (October 1 to September 30), per 42 CFR 418.308(c). Confirm the date with your MAC.

Confirm the filing date with your MAC. The calculator shows the date the rule produces and flags weekend dates, but it does not apply any holiday adjustment.

No. It covers Medicare home health and hospice cost reports. The Illinois IDOA cost report follows a different rule: it is due within six months after the end of the reporting period (89 Ill. Adm. Code 240.2020(a)).

Medicare cost reports are a flat fee: $1,599.99 for low or full utilization reports and $500 for no-utilization reports. See our pricing page for the details.