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If you treat plan members out of network, a repricer (or other agent of a payer) may have already asked you to sign an agreement that gives the repricer a set discount off of your billed charges on an ongoing basis. Although repricers have typically asked for a one-time discount for a plan member treated out of network, more repricers are offering an ongoing discount agreement, which is called a continuous discount agreement (CDA).