DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 11 (November)

2013 fee schedule’s post-discharge care codes could boost payments, shift workflow

Primary care providers stand to reap the most benefits from new CPT codes for transitional care management (TCM) following a discharge. The codes are featured prominently in the final 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule. Depending on the complexity of your medical decision-making (MDM) and the timeframe of a face-to-face visit, you will receive $121 or $170 for TCM services based on the non-facility rate and the new conversion factor of $25.0008.
 

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