AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 1 (January)
Medicare RBRVS Changes in 2019 (January 2019)
January 2019 pages 3-5 Medicare RBRVS Changes in 2019 Conversion Factor for 2019 The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 provided a positive payment update of 0.25% for 2019. On November 1, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Rule for the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). To calculate the 2019 Medicare conversion factor (CF), CMS applied the 0.25% update to the 2018 CF as well as a budget-neutrality adjustment of –0.14%. Therefore, the increase, which is effective January 1, 2019, is 0.11%. The calendar year (CY) 2019 Medicare CF...
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