; and (B) provides emergency services. (8) Median contracted rate (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the term median contracted rate means, with respect to a health plan— (i) for an item or service furnished during 2022, the median of the contracted rates recognized by the sponsor of such plan (determined with respect to all such plans of such sponsor that are within the same line of business (as specified in subparagraph (C)) as the plan involved) as the total maximum payment under such plans in 2019 for the same or a similar item or service that is provided by a provider or facility in the same or similar specialty and provided in the geographic region (established (and updated, as appropriate) by the Secretary, in consultation with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) in which the item or service is furnished, consistent with the methodology established by the Secretary under subsection (b)(2)(B), increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) over 2019, 2020, and 2021; (ii) for an item or service furnished during 2023 or a subsequent year through 2026, the median contracted rate for the previous year, increased by the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers (United States city average) over such previous year