Alert: Carriers to set your cardiac cath TC fees in ‘07

Why This Topic Matters

The article helps readers understand which services may require carrier-determined pricing and highlights fee schedule changes that can affect planning, claim submission, and revenue forecasting for 2007.

Article Sections

1. Carrier pricing for technical component and global services

   Discusses a Medicare payment update in which carriers may determine rates for selected services in 2007. It also notes the practical context for practices that bill these services and need to monitor local payment policies.

2. Example and association guidance

   Provides a billing example and summarizes general guidance from a specialty organization about checking with carriers and providing pricing information when available. It also describes how practices were advised to monitor local rates.

3. Highest billed codes with major work RVU changes

   Presents a table comparing proposed and final 2007 physician fee schedule work RVUs and payment changes for a set of high-volume procedures. The section is a summary of fee schedule impact across multiple specialties.