AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 3 (March)

Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System, 2004 Update, Part 1 (March 2004)

March 2004 pages 7-9 Coding Update:Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System, 2004 Update, Part 1 This is the first part of a two part article that will conclude in the April issue of CPT Assistant. To implement statutory requirements and changes applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2004, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule (Federal Register, November 7, 2003) outlining changes to the Medicare hospital OPPS. The preamble to this document, includes discussion pertaining to public commentary responding to the August 12, 2003, outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule. Section...

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