{"id":14266,"date":"2019-12-05T09:15:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T14:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/?page_id=14266"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:40:04","slug":"pricing-prevalidation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/programs\/data-and-information-technology\/hit-and-data-certification\/population-health-management-prevalidation\/pricing-prevalidation\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Pricing: Population Health Management Prevalidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fees below are effective starting January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Initial Fees<\/h2>\n<p>Vendors pay an initial application fee, plus a per element fee to earn prevalidated status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Application Fee <em>(nonrefundable)<\/em>:<\/strong> This fee is paid with submission of a signed Vendor Prevalidation Agreement. It covers preliminary discussions and gives guidance for reviewing vendor software solutions and alignment with NCQA standards.<\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_16809\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                    <h3 class=\"table_title footable_title\">Program Application Fees<\/h3>\n                        <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"16809\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Program Application Fees\"            id=\"footable_16809\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_2036523909_16809\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_16809 ninja_table_unique_id_2036523909_16809 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_year \">Fee Type<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_accreditation_standards_score \">Fee<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"2473\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_2473\">\n            <td>Application Fee<\/td><td>$11,940<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Per Element Fee <em>(nonrefundable)<\/em>:<\/strong> A fee submitted for prevalidation review. The number of elements submitted for review determines the fee.<\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_16811\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                    <h3 class=\"table_title footable_title\">Per Element Fee<\/h3>\n                        <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_1\" data-footable_id=\"16811\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Per Element Fee\"            id=\"footable_16811\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1257544643_16811\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_16811 ninja_table_unique_id_1257544643_16811 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_year \"># of Elements<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_accreditation_standards_score \">Fee<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"2474\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_2474\">\n            <td>1<\/td><td>$2,390<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2475\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_2475\">\n            <td>2<\/td><td>$4,780<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2476\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_2476\">\n            <td>3<\/td><td>$7,170<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2477\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_2477\">\n            <td>4<\/td><td>$9,560<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Annual Maintenance Fees<\/h2>\n<p>An annual maintenance fee (nonrefundable) is required each year on the annual anniversary renewal date for maintaining prevalidation status and covering administrative support. Annual Maintenance fees will now be based on the Per Element Fee, which is enforced on the anniversary date.\u00a0 For anniversaries between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026, the below Per Element Fees apply.<\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_16813\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                    <h3 class=\"table_title footable_title\">Annual Maintenance Fee<\/h3>\n                        <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_2\" data-footable_id=\"16813\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Annual Maintenance Fee\"            id=\"footable_16813\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_860980091_16813\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_16813 ninja_table_unique_id_860980091_16813 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_year \"># of Elements<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_accreditation_standards_score \">Fee<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"2478\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_2478\">\n            <td>1<\/td><td>$2,390<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2479\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_2479\">\n            <td>2<\/td><td>$4,780<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2480\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_2480\">\n            <td>3<\/td><td>$7,170<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2481\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_2481\">\n            <td>4<\/td><td>$9,560<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fees below are effective starting January 1, 2026. Initial Fees Vendors pay an initial application fee, plus a per element fee to earn prevalidated status. Program Application Fee (nonrefundable): This fee is paid with submission of a signed Vendor Prevalidation Agreement. 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