Critical Access Hospital Accreditation Pricing Information

Effective March 2023

Additional Information

**Price Guarantee**
CIHQ will match or better the overall survey fees of any other accrediting provider
Program	Fee
Critical Access Hospital Accreditation	$5,750 per Year
Center of Excellence Designation	$2,500 per Designation

If there are a very large number of off-site or ambulatory services, additional survey days may be required. If so, the annual fee will be adjusted accordingly. Hospitals will be notified of the exact fee before the application is considered final.
There is no additional fee for follow-up surveys due to condition-level deficiencies. However, organizations will be charged for surveyor travel expenses.
There is no additional fee for complaint surveys (two per year). However, organizations will be charged for surveyor travel expenses. For the third or more complaint survey in a given year, there will be an additional fee of $2,500 per surveyor per day.
The fee for a for cause survey is $2,500 per surveyor per day plus travel expenses.
The fee for an extension survey is $2,500 per surveyor per day plus travel expenses.